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Killing Miss Kitty and Other Sins
Contributor(s): Bauer, Marion Dane (Author)

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 ISBN: 0547076142     ISBN-13: 9780547076140
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE: $12.30  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2008
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Annotation: The time is 1950. The place is a small town in the Midwest. The girl is Claire, and she has a new black friend. But in an all-white town, how open can the girls be about their friendship?
Now Claire faces being the "new girl" in school. A year later, she is confronting betrayal . . . and sin. Finally, she is fifteen and in love. But it is not a love that can be spoken of, least of all by Claire.
In five interrelated stories, Claire grows into a young woman, learning about racism, sex, and love along the way. Most of all, she learns about truth.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance - General
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 12-UP
Grade Level: 7-UP
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 6.8" L (0.30 lbs) 176 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Chronological Period - 1950's
- Cultural Region - Midwest
- Demographic Orientation - Small Town
- Topical - Friendship
Features: Ikids, Table of Contents
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 114706
Reading Level: 5.6   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Publisher Description:
The time is 1950. The place is a small town in the Midwest. The girl is Claire, and she has a new black friend. But in an all-white town, how open can the girls be about their friendship?
Now Claire faces being the "new girl" in school. A year later, she is confronting betrayal . . . and sin. Finally, she is fifteen and in love. But it is not a love that can be spoken of, least of all by Claire.
In five interrelated stories, Claire grows into a young woman, learning about racism, sex, and love along the way. Most of all, she learns about truth.

Contributor Bio(s): Bauer, Marion Dane: -

Marion Dane Bauer has written more than one hundred children's books, including picture books, easy readers, early chapter books, and novels. She won a Newbery Honor for On My Honor, a middle grade coming-of-age story. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. www.mariondanebauer.com.
 
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