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

Label
Bird in a box, by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrations by Sean Qualls
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273)
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Bird in a box
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
bibliographydictionaries
Responsibility statement
by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrations by Sean Qualls
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
Target audience
pre adolescent
Classification
Contributor
Illustrator

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