For teachersWe know that the Common Core State Standards are encouraging you to reevaluate the books that you assign to your students. To help you decide which books are right for your classroom, each free ebook in this series contains a Common Core–aligned teaching guide and a sample chapter.This free teaching guide for A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving is designed to help you put the new … to help you put the new Common Core State Standards into practice.
“Among the very best American novels of our time.”—Charlotte Observer
In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys—best friends—are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy’s mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn’t believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God’s instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is extraordinary.
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I remember crying thru the last 120 pages or so back in ’89…and my face in the mirror when I was done. One of my all-time fave reads. A shame they ruined the movie version.
The best book I’ve ever read! Everyone should know an Owen Meany!
One of my favorite books
One of my top ten favorite books.
One of the most amazing books I’ve ever read, and one of Irving’s best.
An all time favorite novel. Unforgettable characters.
This is one book I will always remember. It was one that you could visualize as the events unfolded. You could feel the friendship and empathize with Owen.
Loved this book.