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Author McBride, James, 1957-

Title The color of water : a Black man's tribute to his white mother / James McBride.

Publication Info. New York : Riverhead Books, 1997.
©1996

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  92 MCBRIDE c.4  Billed
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  B MCBRIDE    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  B MCBRIDE c.2  Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  974.7 MCBRIDE c.3  Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  BIOGRAPHY MCBRIDE c.2  Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  B MCBRIDE JORDAN    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  B MCBRIDE JAMES M    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Storage  974.7 MCB    Assumed Lost
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Storage  974.7 MCB c.5  Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Storage  974.7 MCB c.10  DUE 10-20-23 Billed

Description xvii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Note First published: 1996.
Contents Dead -- The bicycle -- Kosher -- Black power -- The Old Testament -- The New Testament -- Sam -- Brothers and sisters -- Shul -- School -- Boys -- Daddy -- New York -- Chicken man -- Graduation -- Driving -- Lost in Harlem -- Lost in Delaware -- The promise -- Old man Shilsky -- A bird who flies -- A Jew discovered -- Dennis -- New brown -- Finding Ruthie.
Summary An African American man describes life as the son of a white mother and Black father, reflecting on his mother's contributions to his life and his confusion over his own identity.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.1 11.0 17804.
Subject McBride-Jordan, Ruth, 1921-2010.
McBride, James, 1957-
Racially mixed people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Mothers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
White people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Racially mixed people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Race identity.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
ISBN 1573225789 paperback
9781573225786 paperback
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