The Stones of Mourning Creek
| AUTHOR | Les Becquets, Diane |
| PUBLISHER | Skyscape (11/25/2012) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
When fourteen-year-old Francie befriends Ruthie, a black girl, amidst the rampant prejudice in their small town in 1960s Alabama, she suffers from the gruesome harassment of her white peers. But Ruthie demonstrates the humanity and love that helps Francie uncover the truth behind her mother's death and deal with her father's neglect and alcoholism.
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ISBN-13:
9780761452386
ISBN-10:
0761452389
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
306
Carton Quantity:
24
Product Dimensions:
5.58 x 0.90 x 8.27 inches
Weight:
1.11 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Ikids
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women
Young Adult Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense - General
Grade Level:
7th Grade
- 12th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
4.5
Point Value:
10
Interest Level:
Upper Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
Library of Congress Control Number:
2004064953
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When fourteen-year-old Francie befriends Ruthie, a black girl, amidst the rampant prejudice in their small town in 1960s Alabama, she suffers from the gruesome harassment of her white peers. But Ruthie demonstrates the humanity and love that helps Francie uncover the truth behind her mother's death and deal with her father's neglect and alcoholism.
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Author:
Les Becquets, Diane
Diane Les Becquets is a faculty member and former director of the MFA Program in Fiction and Non-Fiction at Southern New Hampshire University. In addition to teaching creative writing, she has worked as a medical journalist; an archaeology assistant; a marketing consultant; a sand and gravel dispatcher; a copywriter; and a lifeguard, and is also an avid outdoorswoman. A native of Nashville, she spent almost fourteen years living in a small Colorado ranching town before moving to New Hampshire.
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