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01752aam a2200313 a 4500 001 B45CDD2CD70211E6B49989CFDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170110010129 008 120430e201300 nyu c 000 1 eng 020 $a 0545614929 020 $a 9780545614924 040 $a AACPS $d SILO 082 00 $a [Fic] $2 23 100 1 $a Watts, Jeri Hanel, $d 1957- 245 10 $a Kizzy Ann Stamps / $c Jeri Watts. 260 $a New York : $b Scholastic, $c 2013. 300 $a 183 p. ; $c 20 cm. 520 $a "In 1963, as Kizzy Ann prepares for her first year at an integrated school, she worries about the color of her skin, the scar running from the corner of her right eye to the tip of her smile, and whether anyone at the white school will like her. She writes letters to her new teacher in a clear, insistent voice, stating her troubles and asking questions with startling honesty. The new teacher is supportive, but not everyone feels the same, so there is a lot to write about. Her brother, James, is having a far less positive school experience than she is, and the annoying white neighbor boy won't leave her alone. But Shag, her border collie, is her refuge. Even so, opportunity clashes with obstacle. Kizzy Ann knows she and Shag could compete well in the dog trials, but will she be able to enter?"-- 521 1 $a Ages 8-12. 650 1 $a African Americans $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Teachers $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Schools $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Border collie $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Dogs $v Fiction. 651 1 $a United States $x History $y 1961-1969 $v Fiction. 941 $a 2 952 $l BRPD251 $d 20240119013209.0 952 $l AJPE887 $d 20170110010312.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B45CDD2CD70211E6B49989CFDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search