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Uncle Jed's barbershop / by Margaree King Mitchell ; illustrated by James Ransome.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1993.Description: [33] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0671769693 :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • [E] 20
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.M6937 Un 1993
Summary: Despite serious obstacles and setbacks Sarah Jean's Uncle Jed, the only black barber in the county, pursues his dream of saving enough money to open his own barbershop.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Historical Events Mitchell, Margaree King Available 33111004040131
Total holds: 0

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Coretta Scott King Award winner

A young girl's beloved uncle is a talented barber without a shop who never gives up on his dream in this richly illustrated, stirring picture book.

Everyone has a favorite relative. For Sarah Jean, it's her Uncle Jed. Living in the segregated South of the 1920s, where most people are sharecroppers, Uncle Jed is the only black barber in the county and has to travel all over the county to cut his customers' hair.

He lives for the day when he could open his very own barbershop. But there are a lot of setbacks along the way. Will Uncle Jed ever be able to open a shiny new shop?

Despite serious obstacles and setbacks Sarah Jean's Uncle Jed, the only black barber in the county, pursues his dream of saving enough money to open his own barbershop.

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