| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
218 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Indexed In: |
Kirkus starred, January 15, 2010 |
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The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, February 2010 |
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Booklist starred, February 01, 2010 |
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Horn book starred, March 2010 |
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School library journal starred, March 2010 |
| Audience |
Ages 9-12. |
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009-012. BTSB. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader ATOS RL 4.6 P 7.0 GNET WEST LARK LAKE |
| Summary |
In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp. |
| Source |
NBK 4/10 PPLY |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection |
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Coretta Scott King Award, Author, 2011. |
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Newbery Honor Book, 2011. |
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National Book Award finalist, 2010 |
| Subject |
Sisters -- Juvenile fiction.
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Mothers -- Juvenile fiction.
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Poets -- Juvenile fiction.
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African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
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Black Panther Party -- Juvenile fiction.
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Civil rights movements -- Juvenile fiction.
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Oakland (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
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Sisters -- Fiction.
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Mothers -- Fiction.
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Poets -- Fiction.
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African Americans -- Fiction.
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Black Panther Party -- Fiction.
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Civil rights movements -- Fiction.
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Oakland (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780060760885 (trade bdg.) |
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0060760885 (trade bdg.) |
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9780060760892 (lib. bdg.) |
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0060760893 (lib. bdg.) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000044132860 |
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NZ1 13233165 |
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