Object Lessons
★ 3.9 avg
86 votes
About this book
It is the 1960s, in suburban New York City. Maggie and her family, are in the thrall of her powerful grandfather Jack Scanlan. In the summer of her twelfth year, Maggie is despertately trying to master the object lessons her grandfather fills her head with. But there is too much going on to concentrate. Everything at home is in upheaval, her grandfather is changing, and Maggie is unsure if what she wants is worth having.
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 86 readers · 262 pages · ≈ 4 h 51 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Object Lessons?
About ≈ 4 h 51 m — 262 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Object Lessons?
262 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Object Lessons?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Is Object Lessons in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Object Lessons?
Anna Quindlen.
“EVER AFTER, WHENEVER SHE SMELLED THE PECULIAR ODOR of new construction, of pine planking and plastic plumbing pipes, she would think of that summer, think of it as the time of changes.”