The road
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York, New York : Knopf, 2006.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
241 pages ; 25 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Points: 8
Lexile measure:
670L
Rating:
670L
Status:
Description
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A searing, post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son's fight to survive, this "tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful" (San Francisco Chronicle).
One of The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food—and each other.
The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation.
One of The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food—and each other.
The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation.
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More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0307265439, 9780307265432, 9780307476302
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4, 8 Points
Level 4, 8 Points
Lexile measure:
670
Notes
Description
In a novel set in an indefinite, futuristic, post-apocalyptic world, a father and his young son make their way through the ruins of a devastated American landscape, struggling to survive and preserve the last remnants of their own humanity.
Target Audience
670L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,4,8,114669.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
McCarthy, C. (2006). The road. New York, New York, Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-2023. 2006. The Road. New York, New York, Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-2023, The Road. New York, New York, Knopf, 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)McCarthy, Cormac. The Road. New York, New York, Knopf, 2006.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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