Angela's Ashes
by McCourt, Frank
Publishers Weekly Best BookPulitzer PrizeALA Notable/Best BooksBiographies/AutobiographiesIrelandFamilyALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound12
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AR Book Level
5.9
AR Points
23
Word Count
141,977
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
19777 EN
About this book
The author chronicles his impoverished childhood in Limerick, Ireland in the 1930s and 1940s, describing his father's alcoholism and talent for storytelling; the challenges and tragedies his mother faced, including the loss of three children.