Mighty Miss Malone by Curtis, Christopher Paul 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2012)

BTSB #: P01743 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-11   


Genres: Historical Fiction Multicultural

Subjects: African Americans - Fiction Poverty - Fiction Flint (Mich.) - History|y20th century - Fiction Gary (Ind.) - History|y20th century - Fiction

Summary: Deza is praised by the teachers at her school in Gary, Indiana. However, the Great Depression has taken its toll, and when her father leaves to find work, Deza and her family end up in a Hooverville outside Flint, Michigan. Deza's brother soon leaves the camp to earn a living as a performer, while Deza and her mother are forced to fend for themselves.

Watson van a Birmingham--1963 by Curtis, Christopher Paul 

PaperbackSPANISH(Lectorum, 2016)

BTSB #: 253871 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   
AR: 4.7 MG

Genres: Spanish Language Multicultural

Subjects: African Americans - Fiction Family life - Fiction Prejudices - Fiction Siblings - Fiction Spanish language - Reading materials Flint (Mich.) - History|y20th century - Fiction

Summary: The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama. In Spanish.