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Author:

Pinkney, Andrea Davis.

Title:

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

Edition:

1st pbk. ed.

Publisher:

LittleBrown,

Copyright Date:

2012, c2011

Description:

281 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.
Orphanages--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Louis, Joe,--1914-1981--Fiction.
Grief--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
New York (State)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Orphanages--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Louis, Joe,--1914-1981--Fiction.
Grief--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
New York (State)--History--Fiction.

Other Authors:

Qualls, Sean, ill.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-274) and filmography (p. 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.

Indexed by:

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
Wilson's Children
Wilson's Junior High School
School Library Journal

ISBN:

0329927116
9780329927110 (Follett bdg.)
0316074020
9780316074025 (pbk.)

Locations:

DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)

HLPC845 -- Alton Public Library (Alton)

SZPC124 -- Kothe Memorial Library (Parkersburg)

VBPC034 -- Postville Public Library (Postville)