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Adventures with Claudie : an American girl 1922 / by Brit Bennett ; [cover design and illustrations by Laura Freeman ; vignettes by Kelley McMorris].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: American girls collectionPublisher: Middleton, Wisconsin : American Girl Publishing, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 95 pages : color illustrations, 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1683372085
  • 9781683372080
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Claudie is traveling from Harlem to Georgia with Mama and Cousin Sidney to meet her grandmother and cousins for the first time. She hopes that learning her family's story will inspire her for the variety show she's planning to raise money to save the boardinghouse her family lives in. Claudie's grandmother tells her a legend from slavery times called "The People Could Fly." In it, an old man whispers magic words, and the enslaved people grow wings and fly home to Africa. This gives Claudie an amazing idea for the finale of her show--but will Claudie's creativity be enough to save the home she loves?"--Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Fiction Fiction Favorites AMERICAN BENNETT American Girl Available 33111011067622
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Fiction Favorites AMERICAN BENNETT American Girl Available 33111011295009
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Fiction Favorites AMERICAN BENNETT American Girl Available 33111011294994
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Fiction AMERICAN BENNETT American Girl Available 33111009477817
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Claudie is traveling from Harlem to Georgia with Mama and Cousin Sidney to meet her grandmother and cousins for the first time. She hopes that learning her family's story will inspire her for the variety show she's planning to raise money to save the boardinghouse her family lives in. Claudie's grandmother tells her a legend from slavery times called "The People Could Fly." In it, an old man whispers magic words, and the enslaved people grow wings and fly home to Africa. This gives Claudie an amazing idea for the finale of her show--but will Claudie's creativity be enough to save the home she loves?

"Includes special interview with the author"--Cover.

"Claudie is traveling from Harlem to Georgia with Mama and Cousin Sidney to meet her grandmother and cousins for the first time. She hopes that learning her family's story will inspire her for the variety show she's planning to raise money to save the boardinghouse her family lives in. Claudie's grandmother tells her a legend from slavery times called "The People Could Fly." In it, an old man whispers magic words, and the enslaved people grow wings and fly home to Africa. This gives Claudie an amazing idea for the finale of her show--but will Claudie's creativity be enough to save the home she loves?"--Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-12.

Grades 3-4.

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