| Open the Unusual Door: True Life Stories of Challenge, Adventure, and Success by Black Americans Contributor(s): Summers, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618585311 ISBN-13: 9780618585311 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $12.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: Summers has selected an intriguing collection of autobiographical essays and edited them into a thought-provoking anthology that teaches readers how to recognize the right door of opportunity, open it, and find the strength to walk through it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African American - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004028230 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5" W x 7.08" (0.38 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 101691 Reading Level: 6.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sometimes life offers us chances to change our direction. These opportunities can be obvious, but many times they come as a surprise and, if we're not paying close attention, we can miss the door leading to change. All of the authors in this inspiring collection took advantage of the hand they were dealt--a chance to triumph, make a comeback, or, in some cases, simply survive. Barbara Summers has selected an intriguing collection of autobiographical essays and edited them into a thought-provoking anthology that teaches us how to recognize the right door, open it, and find the strength to walk through it. |
Contributor Bio(s): Summers, Barbara: - Barbara Summers' published work includes Black and Beautiful: How Women of Color Changed the Fashion Industry. She edited I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed, as well. |