Mama's nightingale : a story of immigration and separation
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Staub, Leslie, 1957- illustrator.
Published
New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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Status
Oliver La Farge - Children's Picture Books
Fiction Danticat, E
1 available
Fiction Danticat, E
1 available
Southside - Children's Picture Books
Fiction Danticat, E
1 available
Fiction Danticat, E
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver La Farge - Children's Picture Books | Fiction Danticat, E | On Shelf |
| Southside - Children's Picture Books | Fiction Danticat, E | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015].
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 3.9, 1 Points
Level 3.9, 1 Points
Lexile code
NC
Lexile measure
890
Notes
Description
When Saya's mother is sent to jail as an illegal immigrant, she sends her daughter a cassette tape with a song and a bedtime story, which inspires Saya to write a story of her own -- one that just might bring her mother home.
Target Audience
NC890L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,3.9,0.5,176658.
Language
Text in English.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Detention of persons -- Fiction.
Detention of persons -- Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration -- Fiction.
Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Haitian Americans -- Fiction.
Haitian Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction.
Separation (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Separation (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
Detention of persons -- Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration -- Fiction.
Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Haitian Americans -- Fiction.
Haitian Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction.
Separation (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Separation (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.