Bird in a box
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Author
Pinkney, Andrea Davis.
Contributors
Qualls, Sean.
Published
New York : Little, Brown, 2011.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
278 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Status
On Shelf
Oliver La Farge - Children's Juvenile
Fiction Pinkney, A
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Southside - Children's Juvenile
Fiction Pinkney, A
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Published
New York : Little, Brown, 2011.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 4.2, 6 Points
Lexile measure
670

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 273).
Description
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.
Target Audience
670L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,4.2,6,143646.

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LC Subjects
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Grief -- Juvenile fiction.
Louis, Joe, -- 1914-1981 -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphanages -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
Other Subjects
African Americans -- Fiction.
Grief -- Fiction.
Louis, Joe, -- 1914-1981 -- Fiction.
New York (State) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Orphanages -- Fiction.
Orphans -- Fiction.