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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Mighty Miss Malone (originale 2012; edizione 2012)di Christopher Paul Curtis
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Written by the same author of Bud, Not Buddy, The Mighty Miss by Christopher Paul Curtis is a youth historical fiction novel set in the Great Depression. The novel focuses on the story of Deza Malone, and her family's search for her father in Hooverville. There are plenty of examples of racism and microaggressions that can educate young students and the tie-in to a real historical place makes this book a perfect addition as a book report, or project about the Great Depression and/or Hooverville. Deza is the smartest girl in her class in Gary, Indiana, singled out by teachers for a special path in life. But the Great Depression hits Gary hard, and there are no jobs for black men. When her beloved father leaves to find work, Deza, Mother, and her older brother Jimmie go in search of him, and end up in Hooverville outside Flint, MI. The twists and turns of this story reveal the devastation of the Depression and prove that Deza truly is the Mighty Miss Malone. A 2012 Newbery Award winner for middle school readers. This really started out whizbang...Deza has such a strong personality as it is, and it was only further glorified by Bahni Turpin's delivery. There wasn't any point that that particular aspect fizzled--it was interesting to get perspective from a young girl about the hardships particular to the African American community during the Depression Era--but the plot did slow down as the book progressed. As Betsy Bird mentions in her review, I, too, was pretty disappointed that Deza wasn't really given all that much agency (apart from her jaunt to Detroit) despite how smart we keep hearing she is. So many major events happened off-scene as well...you heard more about people recounting events rather than enacting them. I felt like the plot and character development at the beginning between the whole Mrs. Needham and Dr. Bracy situations would lead to something later in the book, but both were total dead ends. I'm not entirely sure why those were as drawn out as they were. TL;DR: Read this for the voice, not necessarily the plot. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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With love and determination befitting the "world's greatest family," twelve-year-old Deza Malone, her older brother Jimmie, and their parents endure tough times in Gary, Indiana, and later Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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I've been trying to read this for a few weeks now and it's just not holding my attention. I made it to page 164.
UPDATE: Bahni Turpin does the audiobook! I love her. So I will continue this as an audiobook.
Conclusion: Better as an audiobook (mostly because Bahni Turpin is the best--I loved her "second brain" voice). I think I expect too much from CPC. If this were by another author, I'd probably be impressed, but, IMHO, it's not as good as his other books. It's lacking in the plot department and I never for one second thought the letters were coming from Deza's father. Where it shines is the gritty portrayal of Depression-era scrapping. And CPC is uncommonly good at mixing the humorous and the serious.
What I will remember about this book: Deza describing cities by how they're "geologically located" and how Deza's father loves alliteration. ( )