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Author:

Pinkney, Andrea Davis.

Title:

Bird in a box / by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrations by Sean Qualls.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

LittleBrown,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

278 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

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

Other Authors:

Qualls, Sean.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-274).

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.

ISBN:

0316074039
9780316074032

OCLC:

(OCoLC)650019272

LCCN:

2010022851

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