| The Mighty Miss Malone (hardcover, signed) |
Author/Artist :
Publisher :
The Book Beat is hosting a signing for Mr. Curtis on March 27th, 2012 signed hardcovers will be available for shipping just after the event. We are expecting an overflow crowd for this event, pre-sales for the book are encouraged. Please note in the comment section at the checkout whom you'd like your book inscribed to, otherwise we will send an autographed copy. You may also call in your order to Book Beat at: (248)-968-1190 Thank you for your support!
"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."
"There are many good things about this one (there's a reason Curtis has a Newbery and an Newbery Honor to his name), but chief among them is Deza's voice. From the opening pages, you get a sense of this girl, and I dare you not to love her. She's a smart girl, observant, and creative. She's fiercely loyal to her family and her friends, and yet she can adapt and make new friends pretty easily. Sure, the book brushes on darker issues of poverty, of homelessness, of racism. (I was disappointed at how racists the Michiganders were. Seriously. What good is integrated schooling if you are just going to write off the black kids? Ah... and that's the crux of the situation, isn't it?) But even though it deals with some heavy issues, the book is never heavy, depressing, or down. Deza's interminable spirit lifts the whole book and lets it soar." -- The Book Nut
As new hardcover, in dustjacket, signed by the author, ages 9 and up.
|
|
 |
|
|
|