Bird in a box /
Pinkney, Andrea Davis.
Bird in a box / by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrations by Sean Qualls. - 1st ed. - New York : Little, Brown, 2011. - 278 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-274).
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.
0316074039 9780316074032
2010022851
Louis, Joe, 1914-1981 --Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Grief--Juvenile fiction.
Orphanages--Juvenile fiction.
Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
New York (State)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
Bird in a box / by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrations by Sean Qualls. - 1st ed. - New York : Little, Brown, 2011. - 278 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-274).
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.
0316074039 9780316074032
2010022851
Louis, Joe, 1914-1981 --Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Grief--Juvenile fiction.
Orphanages--Juvenile fiction.
Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
New York (State)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.