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Open mic : riffs on life between cultures in ten voices / edited by Mitali Perkins.
Shares stories about growing up in diverse homes or communities, from an Asian youth who gains temporary popularity by making up a false background, to a biracial girl whose father clears subway seats by calmly sitting between two prejudiced women.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780763658663 (reinforced)
- ISBN: 0763658669 (reinforced)
- Physical Description: xiii, 127 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2013.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Becoming Henry Lee / David Yoo -- Why I won't be watching the Last Airbender movie / Gene Luen Yang -- Talent Show / Cherry Cheva -- Voil©! / Debbie Rigaud -- Three-pointer / Mitali Perkins -- Like me / Varian Johnson -- Confessions of a black geek / Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich -- Under Berlin / G. Neri -- Brotherly love / Francisco X. Stork -- Lexicon / Naomi Shihab Nye. |
| Target Audience Note: | 810L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader UG 5.0 3 3 160659 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Race > Social aspects > Juvenile literature. Race relations > Juvenile literature. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Lackawanna County Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Pocono Public Library | YOUNG ADULT 818.6 OPEN (Text) | 50691010694235 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
