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Jump at the sun : the true life tale of unstoppable storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston
Author: Williams, Alicia

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2021)

Dewey: 813
Classification: Biography
Physical Description: [44] p., col. ill. , 28 cm

BTSB No: 951057

ISBN: 9781534419131

Ages: 4-8

Grades: K-3

Subjects:
Hurston, Zora Neale
American novelists -- 20th century -- Biography
African American novelists -- Biography
African American women -- Southern States -- Biography
Folklorists -- United States -- Biography

Price: $23.08

Summary:
Zora's mama always told her that if she wanted something, "to jump at de sun," because even though you might not land quite that high, at least you'd get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the port of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped, she shined sunlight on the tales most people hadn't been bothered to listen to until Zora.

Illustrator:

Alcantara, Jacqueline

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Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: LG
   Reading Level: 5.10
   Points: .5   Quiz: 511912

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (+) (12/01/20)
   School Library Journal (+) (02/01/21)
   Booklist (06/01/21)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (+) (00/01/21)
The Hornbook (00/03/21)

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