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Bird in a Box
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2011 | Audio
Gr 4–7—The lives of three children converge in upstate New York during the Great Depression in Andrea Davis Pinkney's excellent novel (Little, Brown, 2011). Hibernia lives with her father, a preacher. Her mother left to follow her dream of singing professionally when her daughter was very young. A talented singer herself, Hibernia and the church choir perform at a nearby orphanage. A would-be boxer until he was seriously hurt by his abusive father, 12-year-old Willie's loving mother sends him to the Mercy Ho...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
