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The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

by Heidi W. Durrow
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"The Girl Who Fell from the Sky can actually fly." —The New York Times Book Review
 
Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy after a fateful morning on their Chicago rooftop.
Forced to move to a new city, with her strict African American grandmother as her guardian, Rachel is thrust for the first time into a mostly black community, where her light brown skin, blue eyes, and beauty bring a constant stream of attention her way. It’s there, as she grows up and tries to swallow her grief, that she comes to understand how the mystery and tragedy of her mother might be connected to her own uncertain identity.
This searing and heart-wrenching portrait of a young biracial girl dealing with society’s ideas of race and class is the winner of the Bellwether Prize for best fiction manuscript addressing issues of social justice.

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Publisher: Algonquin Books

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  • Release date: January 11, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9781616200374
  • File size: 2021 KB
  • Release date: January 11, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9781616200374
  • File size: 2495 KB
  • Release date: January 11, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9781616200374
  • File size: 5962 KB
  • Release date: January 11, 2011
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"The Girl Who Fell from the Sky can actually fly." —The New York Times Book Review
 
Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy after a fateful morning on their Chicago rooftop.
Forced to move to a new city, with her strict African American grandmother as her guardian, Rachel is thrust for the first time into a mostly black community, where her light brown skin, blue eyes, and beauty bring a constant stream of attention her way. It’s there, as she grows up and tries to swallow her grief, that she comes to understand how the mystery and tragedy of her mother might be connected to her own uncertain identity.
This searing and heart-wrenching portrait of a young biracial girl dealing with society’s ideas of race and class is the winner of the Bellwether Prize for best fiction manuscript addressing issues of social justice.

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Fiction African American Fiction Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Algonquin Books

    Kindle Book
    Release date: January 11, 2011

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781616200374
    File size: 2021 KB
    Release date: January 11, 2011

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781616200374
    File size: 2495 KB
    Release date: January 11, 2011

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9781616200374
    File size: 5962 KB
    Release date: January 11, 2011

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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Funding for additional materials was made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.