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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100156030306
ISBN-139780156030304
eBay Product ID (ePID)44125753
Product Key Features
Book TitleFlowers for Algernon
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicClassics, Literary, Science Fiction / General
GenreFiction
AuthorDaniel Keyes
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight8.8 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-005049
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsPRAISE FOR FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON "A tale that is convincing, suspenseful and touching."--The New York Times "An ingeniously touching story . . . Moving . . . Intensely real."--The Baltimore Sun, PRAISE FOR FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON "A tale that is convincing, suspenseful and touching."--The New York Times "An ingeniously touching story . . . Moving . . . Intensely real."--The Baltimore Sun --, PRAISE FOR FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON "A tale that is convincing, suspenseful and touching."-- The New York Times "An ingeniously touching story . . . Moving . . . Intensely real."-- The Baltimore Sun
Grade FromNinth Grade
Grade ToTwelfth Grade
Dewey DecimalFIC
SynopsisOscar-winning film Charly starring Cliff Robertson and Claire Bloom-a mentally challenged man receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache., Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the powerful, classic story about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache. Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey. Born with an unusually low IQ, he has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that researchers hope will increase his intelligence-a procedure that has already been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon. As the treatment takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment appears to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance, until Algernon suddenly deteriorates. Will the same happen to Charlie?, Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the powerful, classic story about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache.
My 10 year old son is reading this. He had no idea the world could be so cruel. He has come to me almost crying several times since beginning this book. It’s a great book and heartbreaking at the same time.