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Book 2011

Bird in a box

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Publisher
Little, Brown
Language
English
Published
2011
  • Orphans
  • Fiction
  • Grief
  • Orphanages
  • African Americans
  • History
  • Juvenile fiction
  • Children's fiction

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.