| Miami Jackson Gets It Straight Contributor(s): McKissack, Patricia (Author), McKissack, Fredrick (Author), Chesworth, Michael (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0307265013 ISBN-13: 9780307265012 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2004 Annotation: The Miami series grew out of a real need that Pat McKissack saw in children's books: There weren't many books about middle-class African American kids. "We are professional people," Pat said about herself and her husband, Fred, in "The Dallas Morning News. "Our kids never knew a hungry day. They lived a normal, middle-class life on a street that was very diverse. It's not that the other kind of stories aren't important. But I got tired of African American children showing up in literature a day late and a dollar short." These three books show Miami Jackson's third-going-on-fourth-grade life--getting through the last few days of school before summer vacation, finding his place in summer baseball camp, and dealing with a no-nonsense new teacher--with humor and irrepressible attitude. Patricia McKissack and Fredrick McKissack have written tons of wonderful books for children, such as several Coretta Scott King Award-winning books, including "Black Hands, White Sails; and" Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? Pat has also been honored with the Virginia Hamilton Award. The authors live in St. Louis, MO. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Chapter Books - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003017439 |
| Lexile Measure: 400 |
| Series: Stepping Stone Book(tm) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.1" W x 7.4" (0.15 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 36474 Reading Level: 2.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: MIAMI JACKSON CAN'T wait for school to end. But who ever thought five days could be so long? His teacher is leaving for Ghana, his arch-enemy, Destinee Tate, is on his case, and now Miami's keeping secrets from his best friend, String. Summer can't come soon enough |