The Girl Who Fell from the Sky |
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| Author:
| Durrow, Heidi W. |
| Read by:
| Murray, Karen
McInerney, Kathleen |
| Narrated by:
| Bauer, Emily |
| Series title: | Playaway Adult Fiction Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61657-615-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2010 |
| Publisher: | Findaway World, LLC
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| Book Format: | Pre-recorded MP3 player |
| List Price: | USD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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A timely and moving bicultural coming-of-age tale, based on a true story and told by an author who has struggled with the same issues as her protagonist.The daughter of a Danish immigrant and a black G.I., Rachel survives a family tragedy only to face new challenges. Sent to live with her strict African-American grandmother in a racially divided Northwest city, she must suppress her grief and reinvent herself in a mostly black community. A beauty with light brown skin and blue eyes,...
More DescriptionA timely and moving bicultural coming-of-age tale, based on a true story and told by an author who has struggled with the same issues as her protagonist.The daughter of a Danish immigrant and a black G.I., Rachel survives a family tragedy only to face new challenges. Sent to live with her strict African-American grandmother in a racially divided Northwest city, she must suppress her grief and reinvent herself in a mostly black community. A beauty with light brown skin and blue eyes, she attracts much attention in her new home. The world wants to see her as either black or white, but that s not how she sees herself.Meanwhile, a mystery unfolds, revealing the terrible truth about Rachel s last morning on a Chicago rooftop. Interwoven with her voice are those of Jamie, a neighborhood boy who witnessed the events, and Laronne, a friend of Rachel s mother. Inspired by a true story of a mother s twisted love, The Girl Who Fell from the Sky reveals an unfathomable past and explores issues of identity at a time when many people are asking Must race confine us and define us ?