Flowers for Algernon
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New York : Bantam Books, c1967, c1966.
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Published
New York : Bantam Books, c1967, c1966.
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Book
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216 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.8, 13 Points
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910

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Following his doctor's instructions, engaging simpleton Charlie Gordon tells his own story in semi-literate "progris riports." He dimly wants to better himself, but with an IQ of 68 can't even beat the laboratory mouse Algernon at maze-solving. Algernon is extra-clever thanks to an experimental brain operation so far tried only on animals. Charlie eagerly volunteers as the first human subject. After frustrating delays and agonies of concentration, the effects begin to show and the reports steadily improve: "Punctuation, is? fun!" But getting smarter brings cruel shocks, as Charlie realizes that his merry "friends" at the bakery where he sweeps the floor have all along been laughing at him, never with him. The IQ rise continues, taking him steadily past the human average to genius level and beyond, until he's as intellectually alone as the old, foolish Charlie ever was--and now painfully aware of it. Then, ominously, the smart mouse Algernon begins to deteriorate...

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Keyes, D. (19671966). Flowers for Algernon . Bantam Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Keyes, Daniel. 19671966. Flowers for Algernon. Bantam Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Keyes, Daniel. Flowers for Algernon Bantam Books, 19671966.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Keyes, Daniel. Flowers for Algernon Bantam Books, 19671966.

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