Bird in a box
Title
:
Bird in a box
Author
:
Pinkney, Andrea Davis author.
ISBN
:
9780316074032
Edition
:
1st ed.
Publication Information
:
New York : Little, Brown, 2011.
Physical Description
:
278 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Reading Level
:
670 L Lexile
Personal Subject
:
Louis, Joe, 1914-1981-Fiction.
Subject Term
:
Orphanages -- Fiction.
Orphans -- Fiction.
Grief -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
New York (State) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Added Author
:
Qualls, Sean
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.
| Library | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Oakdale Library | J FICTION PIN | Children's Fiction |
| Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove) | J FICTION PIN | Children's Fiction |
| R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | J FICTION PIN | Children's Fiction |
| R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | J FICTION PIN | Children's Fiction |
| Stillwater Public Library | J FICTION PIN | Children's Fiction |