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    A Song for Harlem

    Part of Scraps of Time

    Author Patricia McKissack
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    $7.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | Puffin Books
    5.07"W x 7.68"H x 0.37"D  
    On sale Dec 26, 2008 | 128 Pages | 9780142412381
    Grades 3-7
    Reading Level: Lexile 590L | Fountas & Pinnell Q
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    A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack.

    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.

    "McKissack writes with empathy for the characters as well as a good eye for details that bring the period to life." --Booklist
    PATRICIA C. McKISSACK was the author of over 100 children's books, including The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural, which was a Newbery Honor book and a Coretta Scott King Award winner. She also received the Coretta Scott King Award for A Long Hard Journey: The Story of Pullman Porter and Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters.

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    "The themes of finding your voice and telling the truth resonate throughout this appealing chapter book." --Booklist

    "Conveys a feel for the characters and the time, and a vivid sense of place." --School Library Journal

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    A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack.

    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.

    "McKissack writes with empathy for the characters as well as a good eye for details that bring the period to life." --Booklist

    Author

    PATRICIA C. McKISSACK was the author of over 100 children's books, including The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural, which was a Newbery Honor book and a Coretta Scott King Award winner. She also received the Coretta Scott King Award for A Long Hard Journey: The Story of Pullman Porter and Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters.

     View titles by Patricia McKissack

    Praise

    "The themes of finding your voice and telling the truth resonate throughout this appealing chapter book." --Booklist

    "Conveys a feel for the characters and the time, and a vivid sense of place." --School Library Journal

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