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Author: Irene Latham ,
John Holyfield
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint: G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'
Dimensions:
Width: 22.60cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 27.50cm
Weight: 0.374kg
ISBN: 9780399546686
ISBN 10: 0399546685
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 08 January 2019
Recommended Age: From 5 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Praise for Meet Miss Fancy An Amazon Best Book of the Year A Booklist Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth An ILA-CBC Teachers' Choices Pick - 2020 Meet Miss Fancy should be savored for its joyous, vibrant renderings of Avondale's African American community and families, so full of movement and light that they often resemble stills from an animated film. This is a gem of a story. --Booklist, starred review Create[s] a window into the Jim Crow South while also telling a compelling tale. --Horn Book [An] introduction to segregation...that may snatch at kids' hearts and lead to more exploration. --BCCB Quality storytelling and beautiful art allow a likable protagonist to shine. --Kirkus
Praise for Meet Miss Fancy An Amazon Best Book of the Year A Booklist Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth A Volunteer State Book Award Nominee - 2020-2021 An ILA-CBC Teachers' Choices Pick - 2020 A Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Pick - 2020 An Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award Nominee - 2019-2020 Meet Miss Fancy should be savored for its joyous, vibrant renderings of Avondale's African American community and families, so full of movement and light that they often resemble stills from an animated film. This is a gem of a story. --Booklist, starred review Create[s] a window into the Jim Crow South while also telling a compelling tale. --Horn Book [An] introduction to segregation...that may snatch at kids' hearts and lead to more exploration. --BCCB Quality storytelling and beautiful art allow a likable protagonist to shine. --Kirkus
Quality storytelling and beautiful art allow a likable protagonist to shine. --Kirkus
Author Information
Irene Latham is the author of more than a dozen current and forthcoming books, including two novels for children- Leaving Gee's Bend and Don't Feed the Boy. Winner of the 2016 ILA Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award, her poetry books for children include Dear Wandering Wildebeest, When the Sun Shines on Antarctica, Fresh Delicious and Can I Touch Your Hair? (co-written with Charles Waters). Irene lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her family where she does her best to ""live her poem"" every single day by laughing, playing the cello, and walking in the woods. A renowned fine artist, John Holyfield lives in Fairfax Station, Virgina.
