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Andrea Davis Pinkney
Bird in a box

HistoryShort Stories

Bird in a box

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First published: 2011
Language: English
Editions: 6

Synopsis

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.

Subjects: History
Short Stories
Children's fiction
United States
African Americans
Orphans
Set in: New York
Time: 20th Century

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