Bird in a Box
New York : Little, Brown, 2011.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 278 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
In 1936, three children meet at the Mercy Home for Negro Orphans in New York State, and while not all three are orphans, they are all dealing with grief and loss which together, along with the help of a sympathetic staff member and the boxing matches of Joe Louis, they manage to overcome. Includes author's notes.
Subjects:
Louis, Joe, 1914-1981 -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphanages -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
Grief -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
New York (State) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Louis, Joe, 1914-1981 -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphanages -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
Grief -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
New York (State) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: 670L
ISBN:
0316074039
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C Pinkney | Sandhills Indoors | Children's Fiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 273).