Standing against the wind / Traci L. Jones.
2006
PZ7.J72752 Sta 2006 (Mapit)
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Title
Standing against the wind / Traci L. Jones.
Author
Jones, Traci L.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0374371741
9780374371746
9780374371746
Publication Details
New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2006.
Language
English
Description
184 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
PZ7.J72752 Sta 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
[Fic]
Summary
As she tries to escape her poor Chicago neighborhood by winning a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, shy and studious eighth-grader Patrice discovers that she has more options in life than she previously realized.
Awards
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award, 2007.
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