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224 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780863584435
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Rivers Oram Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A little black girl opens her eyes in 1930s Harlem. Around her, a heady swirl of passers-by, car horns, kerosene lamps, the stock market falling, fried bananas, tales of her parents' native Grenada. She trudges to public school along snowy sidewal...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,480 reviews
Moods
emotional 84%
inspiring 49%
challenging 33%
sad 30%
hopeful 29%
informative 24%
dark 13%
adventurous 9%
tense 7%
funny 5%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 11%
Average rating
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Graphic
Racism, Abortion, SuicideModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual contentMinor
Animal death, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
224 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780863584435
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Rivers Oram Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A little black girl opens her eyes in 1930s Harlem. Around her, a heady swirl of passers-by, car horns, kerosene lamps, the stock market falling, fried bananas, tales of her parents' native Grenada. She trudges to public school along snowy sidewal...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,480 reviews
Moods
emotional 84%
inspiring 49%
challenging 33%
sad 30%
hopeful 29%
informative 24%
dark 13%
adventurous 9%
tense 7%
funny 5%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 11%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Abortion, SuicideModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual contentMinor
Animal death, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis