Synopses & Reviews
When the Ku Klux Klanand#8217;s unwelcome reappearance rattles Stellaand#8217;s segregated southern town, bravery battles prejudice in this andlt;iandgt;New York Times andlt;/iandgt;bestselling Depression-era and#8220;novel that soarsand#8221; (andlt;iandgt;The New York Times Book Reviewandlt;/iandgt;) that andlt;iandgt;School Library Journal andlt;/iandgt;called and#8220;storytelling at its finestand#8221; in a starred review.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Stella lives in the segregated Southand#8212;in Bumblebee, North Carolina, to be exact about it. Some stores she can go into. Some stores she canand#8217;t. Some folks are right pleasant. Others are a lot less so. To Stella, it sort of evens out, and heck, the Klan hasnand#8217;t bothered them for years. But one late night, later than she should ever be up, much less wandering around outside, Stella and her little brother see something theyand#8217;re never supposed to see, something that is the first flicker of change to come, unwelcome change by any stretch of the imagination. As Stellaand#8217;s communityand#8212;her worldand#8212;is upended, she decides to fight fire with fire. And she learns that ashes donand#8217;t necessarily signify an end.
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*'When a young girl gains confidence from her failures and strength from what her community dreads most, life delivers magic and hope. A tale of the Jim Crow South that's not sugar-coated but effective, with a trustworthy narrator who opens her heart and readers' eyes." - Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
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*"This compelling story brims with courage, compassion, creativity, and resilience." - andlt;Iandgt;Publishers Weekly, andlt;/Iandgt;STARRED REVIEW
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*"Storytelling at its finest." - andlt;Iandgt;School Library Journal, andlt;/Iandgt;STARRED REVIEW
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*"Her sense of honesty and justice make her a child with whom all readers can identify." - andlt;iandgt;Shelf Awareness,andlt;/iandgt; STARRED REVIEW
Synopsis
Les Le ons de la vie, par Mlle V. Nottret, ...
Date de l' dition originale: 1867
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About the Author
Sharon M. Draper is a andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling author and recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. She has received the Coretta Scott King Award for both andlt;iandgt;Copper Sunandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Forged by Fireandlt;/iandgt;. Her andlt;iandgt;Out of My Mindandlt;/iandgt; has won multiple awards and has been a andlt;iandgt;New York Times andlt;/iandgt;bestseller for well over a year. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. Visit her at SharonDraper.com.