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A Song for Harlem, 1928 Paperback - 2008
by Patricia McKissack
For Lilly Belle, 'the capital of Black America' is aboutas far from her hometown of Smyrna, Tennessee, asa twelve-year-old can get maybe not in miles butcertainly in mindset. Then a summer program forgifted young writers opens a whole new world forLilly Belle. Jazz music in the street lulls her to sleep,her classroom is in a mansion, and the author ZoraNeale Hurston is her teacher, helping her understandthe power of words, especially her own. Once again,award-winning author Patricia C. McKissack buildsan involving story around real events and famousfigures.
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For Lilly Belle, ?the capital of Black America? is about as far from her hometown of Smyrna, Tennessee, as a twelve-year-old can get?maybe not in miles but certainly in mindset. Then a summer program for gifted young writers opens a whole new world for Lilly Belle. Jazz music in the street lulls her to sleep, her classroom is in a mansion, and the author Zora Neale Hurston is her teacher, helping her understand the power of words, especially her own. Once again, award-winning author Patricia C. McKissack builds an involving story around real events and famous figures.
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- Title A Song for Harlem, 1928
- Author Patricia McKissack
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Puffin Books
- Date 2008-12-26
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780142412381 / 0142412384
- Weight 0.21 lbs (0.10 kg)
- Dimensions 7.74 x 5.2 x 0.29 in (19.66 x 13.21 x 0.74 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 590
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1920's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Mid-South
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Geographic Orientation: Tennessee
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Friendship
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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