A Prayer for Owen Meany
New York, New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2012.
Format: Book
Edition: First William Morrow paperback edition.
Description: viii, 627, 16 pages ; 21 cm
"In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. Owen Meany believes he didn't hit the ball by accident. He believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after 1953 is extraordinary."--Back cover.
Subjects:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Fiction.
Belief and doubt -- Fiction.
Mothers -- Death -- Fiction.
Male friendship -- Fiction.
Predestination -- Fiction.
Birthfathers -- Fiction.
Mothers -- Death -- Juvenile fiction.
New Hampshire -- Fiction.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Fiction.
Belief and doubt -- Fiction.
Mothers -- Death -- Fiction.
Male friendship -- Fiction.
Predestination -- Fiction.
Birthfathers -- Fiction.
Mothers -- Death -- Juvenile fiction.
New Hampshire -- Fiction.
Target Audience: 990L
ISBN:
9780062204097
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Originally published in 1989.
"P.S. insights, interviews, & more ..."--Cover.
"P.S. insights, interviews, & more ..."--Cover.