White Oleander

White OleanderThe unforgettable story of a young woman's odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes on her journey to redemption. Everywhere hailed as a novel of rare beauty and power, White Oleander tells the unforgettable story of Ingrid, a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter, Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes each its own universe, with its own laws, its own dangers, its own hard lessons to be learned

The unforgettable story of a young woman's odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes on her journey to redemption.
Everywhere hailed as a novel of rare beauty and power, White Oleander tells the unforgettable story of Ingrid, a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter, Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes-each its own universe, with its own laws, its own dangers, its own hard lessons to be learned-becomes a redeeming and surprising journey of self-discovery.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 05/01/2000
ISBN: 9780316284950
Pages: 464
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.30d

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 05/26/2000 pg. 65
New York Times 05/14/2000 pg. 42

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 32280 / White Oleander
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 21