The Mighty Miss Malone
$29.86
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2013
Summary
From Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott Kind Award-winner Christopher Paul Curtis comes a heart-wrenching, suspenseful novel of one unforgettable family caught up in the turbulent days of the Depression.
“We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful.” This is the motto of Deza Malone’s family, but the road is getting rocky.
Deza is the smartest girl in her class, singled out by teachers for a special path in life. But the Great Depression hit Gary, Indiana hard, and t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780440422143 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0440422140 |
| Author: | Christopher Paul Curtis |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Yearling |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2013 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 191mm x 133mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
Best of the Year: Publishers WeeklyKirkus Reviews “Witty and moving.” —The Wall Street Journal “The fluidity of the writing, the strong sense of place and time combined with well-drawn characters will captivate and delight… . a fitting literary companion to Bud Caldwell.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred “Curtis threads important bits of African-American history throughout the narrative… . Some readers will feel they are due a bit of happiness; others will be struck by how little has changed in 75 years for the nation’s have-nots.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred
About The Author
Christopher Paul Curtis
Christopher Paul Curtis won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award for his bestselling second novel, Bud, Not Buddy. His first novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, was also singled out for many awards, among them a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and has been made into a Hallmark Channel Original Movie. He is also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Christopher Paul Curtis grew up in Flint, Michigan. After high school he began working on the assembly line at the Fisher Body Plant No. 1 while attending the Flint branch of the University of Michigan. He is now a full-time writer. He lives with his family in Windsor, Ontario.
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