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The Jacket

The Jacket( )
Author: Clements, Andrew
Compiled by: BookSource Staff,
ISBN:978-0-613-66513-1
Publication Date:Aug 2003
Publisher:Turtleback
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $17.20
Book Description:

After falsely accusing a boy of stealing his brother's jacket, Phil has to ask himself if he would have made the same assumption if the boy wearing the jacket hadn't been African American. A thought-provoking exploration of prejudice

Author Biography
Clements, Andrew (Author)
Andrew Clements was born in Camden, New Jersey on May 7, 1949. He received a bachelor's degree in literature from Northwestern University and master's degree in teaching from National Louis University. Before becoming a full-time author, he taught in the public schools north of Chicago for seven years, was a singer-songwriter, and worked in publishing.

He is well known for his picture book texts, but it was his middle school novel, Frindle, that was a breakthrough for his writing career. Frindle won numerous awards including the Georgia Children's Book Award, the Sasquatch Children's Book Award, the Massachusetts Children's Book Award, the Rhode Island Children's Book Award, and the Year 2000 Young Hoosier Book Award. His other works include The Landry News, The Janitor's Boy, No Talking, Things Not Seen, Things Hoped For, and Things That Are.

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