The girl who fell from the sky : a novel
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Published
Chapel Hill, NC : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2011.
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 21 cm.
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Plainville Memorial Library | F DUR | On Shelf |
USD #224 Clifton-Clyde School Libraries - High School | Fic Dur | On Shelf |
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Published
Chapel Hill, NC : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2011.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes an interview with Durrow and questions for discussion.
Description
After a family tragedy orphans her, Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., moves into her grandmother's mostly black community in the 1980s, where she must swallow her grief and confront her identity as a biracial woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white.
Awards
Bellwether Prize for Fiction, 2008.
Local note
$13.95
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Durrow, H. W. (2011). The girl who fell from the sky: a novel . Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Durrow, Heidi W., 1969-. 2011. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky: A Novel. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Durrow, Heidi W., 1969-. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky: A Novel Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Durrow, Heidi W. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky: A Novel Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2011.
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