With the might of angels : the diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson
Title
:
With the might of angels : the diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson
Author
:
Pinkney, Andrea Davis author.
ISBN
:
9780545297059
Edition
:
1st ed.
Publication Information
:
New York : Scholastic, 2011.
Physical Description
:
324 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Series
:
Dear America.
General Note
:
"Hadley, Virginia, 1954"--Cover.
Reading Level
:
740 L Lexile
Subject Term
:
School integration -- Fiction.
Schools -- Fiction.
Race relations -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Families -- Virginia -- Fiction.
Diaries -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Virginia -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Summary
:
In 1955 Hadley, Virginia, twelve-year-old Dawnie Rae Johnson, a tomboy who excels at baseball and at her studies, becomes the first African American student to attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn school, turning her world upside down. Includes historical notes about the period.
| Library | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake) | J FICTION DEA | Children's Fiction |
| R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | J FICTION DEA | Children's Fiction |
| Stillwater Public Library | J FICTION DEA | Children's Fiction |
| Wildwood Library (Mahtomedi) | J FICTION DEA | Children's Fiction |