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The Mighty Miss Malone

The Mighty Miss Malone

by Christopher Paul Curtis
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About this book

"We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful" is the motto of Deza Malone's family. Deza is the smartest girl in her class in Gary, Indiana, singled out by teachers for a special path in life. But the Great Depression hit Gary hard, and there are no jobs for black men. When her beloved father leaves to find work, Deza, Mother, and her older brother Jimmie go in search of him, and end up in a Hooverville outside Flint, Michigan. Jimmie's beautiful voice inspires him to leave the camp to be a performer, while Deza and Mother find a new home, and cling to the hope that they will find Father. The twists and turns of their story reveal the devastation of the Depression and prove that Deza truly is the Mighty Miss Malone.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780385734912
ISBN10 0385734913
Series/Work OL16282953W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Wendy Lamb Books
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

1000blackgirlbooks African Americans African americans, fiction Children's fiction Depressions Depressions, fiction Families Family life Family life, fiction Fiction Great Depression, 1929-1939 History Indiana, fiction Juvenile fiction JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism Michigan, fiction Poverty Poverty, fiction

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