| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
73 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Audience |
NP Lexile. |
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Middle School. |
| Awards |
Notable Children's Book (ALSC), Older Readers, 2009 |
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Coretta Scott King Honor, author, 2009. |
| Summary |
A thirteen-year-old African American boy chronicles what happens to his family when his father, who temporarily left, returns home and they all must deal with their feelings of anger, hope, abandonment, and fear. |
| Contents |
We are family -- Family cooking instructions -- Pretending -- Sticks and stones -- Somebody's callin' my name -- Showdown at the O.K. Corral -- Family tales -- If you can't stand the heat... -- Seven ways of looking at my father -- The night watchman -- Parents and teachers -- Unidentified family members -- The jeweler -- Sign language -- A talk on the moon -- Mountain climbing -- The good stuff -- Crazy glue -- Place cards -- Man-to-man -- Maya's sonnet -- Preacher's sermon on the mount -- Tongue-tied -- Field trip -- Fences -- Lunch is a battlefield -- Row, row, row... -- For real -- (Nick) Tuck -- Best-kept secret -- Can you hear me, now? -- Zuri's ABCs -- Light at the end of the tunnel -- Blueprint -- Dance with me. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.6 1.0 122208. |
| Local Note |
WNDSR This book was donated in memory of Anne Sullivan |
| Subject |
Families -- Juvenile fiction.
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Novels in verse.
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Fathers -- Juvenile fiction.
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African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
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Family life -- Fiction.
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Fathers -- Fiction.
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African Americans -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Lewis, E. B. (Earl Bradley), 1956- illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780805072020 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0805072020 hardcover alkaline paper |
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