Bird in a box / by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrations by Sean Qualls.
by Pinkney, Andrea Davis; Qualls, Sean [ill.].
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BookPublisher: New York : Little, Brown, 2012, c2011Edition: 1st pbk. ed.Description: 281 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 0316074020.Subject(s): Louis, Joe, 1914-1981 -- Fiction | Orphanages -- Fiction | Orphans -- Fiction | Grief -- Fiction | African Americans -- Fiction | New York (State) -- History -- FictionDDC classification: [Fic] Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-274) and filmography (p. 274).
Wilson's Children, September 2011
Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011
School Library Journal, March 2011
Library Media Connection starred, October 2011
Kirkus Starred, March 2011
Booklist, April 2011
New York Times, April 2011
Horn Book, October 2011
Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2011
Publishers Weekly Annex, June 2011
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.
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