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Unsung hero of Birdsong USA
Author: Woods, Brenda

Publisher: Puffin Books (2020)

Classification: Fiction
Physical Description: 194 p., 21 cm

BTSB No: 964661

ISBN: 9781524737092

Ages: 10-14

Grades: 5-9

Subjects:
Race relations -- Fiction
Prejudices -- Fiction
Veterans -- Fiction
Friendship -- Fiction
African Americans -- Fiction
Family life -- South Carolina -- Fiction
South Carolina -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction

Price: $7.37

Summary:
Gabriel, twelve, gains new perspective when he becomes friends with Meriwether, a Black World War II hero who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 4.90
   Points: 5.0   Quiz: 501990

Reading Counts Information:
   Interest Level: 3-5
   Reading Level: 4.70
   Points: 10.0   Quiz: 76469

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (12/01/18)
   School Library Journal (00/02/19)
   Booklist (01/01/19)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/01/19)

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