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Pinkney, Andrea Davis

Bird in a Box

278 pp. | Little | April, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-316-07403-2 $16.99
(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Sean Qualls. In alternating chapters, three preadolescent African American narrators--Hibernia, Otis, and Willie--reveal their deep private pain. As their lives intersect during the year before Joe Louis wins his heavyweight championship fight, the three young people prove resilient and receptive to friendship. Despite its serious issues, a humorous tone ripples throughout this well-researched, well-voiced historical novel. Reading list.
Reviewer: Betsy Hearne | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2011

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