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The Girl Who Fell from the Sky Paperback - 2011

by Heidi W. Durrow

This debut novel tells the story of Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., who becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy. Growing up in the 1980s, she confronts her identity as a biracial young woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white.


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"The Girl Who Fell from the Sky can actually fly." --The New York Times Book Review

Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy after a fateful morning on their Chicago rooftop. Forced to move to a new city, with her strict African American grandmother as her guardian, Rachel is thrust for the first time into a mostly black community, where her light brown skin, blue eyes, and beauty bring a constant stream of attention her way. It's there, as she grows up and tries to swallow her grief, that she comes to understand how the mystery and tragedy of her mother might be connected to her own uncertain identity. This searing and heart-wrenching portrait of a young biracial girl dealing with society's ideas of race and class is the winner of the Bellwether Prize for best fiction manuscript addressing issues of social justice.

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  • Title The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
  • Author Heidi W. Durrow
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Algonquin Books, CHAPEL HILL, NC.
  • Date 2011-01-24
  • ISBN 9781616200152 / 1616200154
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7 in (20.57 x 13.72 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
    • Topical: Coming of Age
  • Library of Congress subjects Identity (Psychology), Racially mixed people
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • New York Times Book Review, 01/16/2011, Page 20
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