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 Mighty Miss Malone
 Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul

 Publisher:  Findaway World, LLC (2012)

 Classification: Fiction
 Physical Description: 1 sound media player (ca. 8 hr.), digital, HD audio, 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.

 BTSB No: P01743 ISBN: 9781615878659
 Ages: 8-11 Grades: 3-6

 Subjects:
 African Americans -- Fiction
 Poverty -- Fiction
 Flint (Mich.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
 Gary (Ind.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction

Price: $61.74

Summary:
Deza is praised by the teachers at her school in Gary, Indiana. However, the Great Depression has taken its toll, and when her father leaves to find work, Deza and her family end up in a Hooverville outside Flint, Michigan. Deza's brother soon leaves the camp to earn a living as a performer, while Deza and her mother are forced to fend for themselves.

 Added Entry - Personal Name: Turpin, Bahni


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