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Being Clem / Lesa Cline-Ransome.

Cline-Ransome, Lesa, (author.).

Summary:

1944. Clem's father is away, serving as a sailor in World War II. When the family receives news that his father has died in the infamous Port Chicago explosion in San Francisco, everything begins to fall apart. Clem's mother is forced to work long, tough hours as a maid for a wealthy white family. The obstacles put in place by racial injustice seem insurmountable. Soon Clem can barely recognize his home-- and himself. Can he live up to his father's legacy? -- adapted from jacket

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780823446049
  • ISBN: 0823446042
  • Physical Description: 248 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Holiday House, [2021]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12. Holiday House.
Grades 4-6. Holiday House.
900L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.8 8 513988.

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Subject: Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944 > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Illinois > Chicago > Juvenile fiction.
Racism > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers > Juvenile fiction.
African American boys > Juvenile fiction.
Racism.
Fathers.
Genre: Historical fiction.

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  • 22 of 23 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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