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Overview"Talullah, Louisiana. 1899. Calogero, his uncles, and cousins are six Sicilian men living in the small town of Tallulah, Louisiana. They work hard, growing vegetables and selling them at their stand and in their grocery store. To 14-year-old Calogero, newly arrived from Sicily, Tallulah is a lush world full of contradictions, hidden rules, and tension between the Negro and white communities. He s startled and thrilled by the danger of a gator hunt in the midnight bayou, and by his powerful feelings for Patricia, a sharpwitted, sweet-natured Negro girl. Some people welcome the Sicilians. Most do not. Calogero s family is caught in the middle: the whites don t see them as equal, but befriending Negroes is dangerous. Every day brings Calogero and his family closer to a a terrifying, violent confrontation.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Donna Jo NapoliPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Random House USA Inc Dimensions: Width: 14.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.70cm Weight: 0.390kg ISBN: 9780385746540ISBN 10: 0385746547 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 10 March 2009 Recommended Age: From 12 years Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor Information"Donna Jo Napoli is the award-winning author of many distinguished books for young readers, among them ""The King of Mulberry Street ""and ""Daughter of Venice."" She lives with her family in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, where she is a professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College" Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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