TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pinkney,Andrea Davis
AU  - Qualls,Sean
TI  - Bird in a box
SN  - 0316074039
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Little, Brown
KW  - Louis, Joe,
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Grief
KW  - Orphanages
KW  - Orphans
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-274)
N2  - 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
ER  -