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My Life with the Lincolns

by Gayle Brandeis

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My dad used to be Abraham Lincoln. When I was six and learning to read, I saw his initials were A. B. E., Albert Baruch Edelman. ABE. That's when I knew.

Mina Edelman believes that she and her family are the Lincolns reincarnated. Her main task for the next three months: to protect her father from assassination, her mother from insanity, and herself—Willie Lincoln incarnate—from death at age twelve.

Apart from that, the summer of 1966 should be like any other. But Minas dad begins taking Mina along to hear speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr in Chicago. And soon he brings the freedom movement to their own small town, with consequences for everyone.

 

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Set in 1966, "My Life with the Lincolns" introduces Mina Edleman: Lincoln expert, believer in reincarnation, hypochondriac, and hilariously unforgettable antihero.

Synopsis:

Meet Mina Edelman: Lincoln expert, believer in reincarnation, hypochondriac, and hilariously unforgettable antihero.

Synopsis:

My dad used to be Abraham Lincoln. When I was six and learning to read, I saw his initials were A. B. E., Albert Baruch Edelman. ABE. That's when I knew.

Mina Edelman believes that she and her family are the Lincolns reincarnated. Her main task for the next three months: to protect her father from assassination, her mother from insanity, and herselfWillie Lincoln incarnatefrom death at age twelve.

Apart from that, the summer of 1966 should be like any other. But Minas dad begins taking Mina along to hear speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr in Chicago. And soon he brings the freedom movement to their own small town, with consequences for everyone.

 

About the Author

Gayle Brandeis is the author of two novels for adults, The Book of Dead Birds: a Novel and Self Storage. Her poetry, fiction, and essays have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Salon.com and The Nation. She teaches and lives in Riverside, California with her family.

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ISBN:
9780805090130
Author:
Brandeis, Gayle
Publisher:
Henry Holt & Company
Subject:
Jews -- United States.
Subject:
Civil rights movements
Subject:
Family - General
Subject:
Historical - United States - 20th Century
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Children s-General
Subject:
Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
20100331
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
- Up
Language:
English
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
7.625 x 5.188 in 0.805 lb
Age Level:
from 10 up to 15

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"Synopsis" by , Set in 1966, "My Life with the Lincolns" introduces Mina Edleman: Lincoln expert, believer in reincarnation, hypochondriac, and hilariously unforgettable antihero.
"Synopsis" by ,
Meet Mina Edelman: Lincoln expert, believer in reincarnation, hypochondriac, and hilariously unforgettable antihero.
"Synopsis" by ,

My dad used to be Abraham Lincoln. When I was six and learning to read, I saw his initials were A. B. E., Albert Baruch Edelman. ABE. That's when I knew.

Mina Edelman believes that she and her family are the Lincolns reincarnated. Her main task for the next three months: to protect her father from assassination, her mother from insanity, and herselfWillie Lincoln incarnatefrom death at age twelve.

Apart from that, the summer of 1966 should be like any other. But Minas dad begins taking Mina along to hear speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr in Chicago. And soon he brings the freedom movement to their own small town, with consequences for everyone.

 

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