| Unstoppable Octobia May Contributor(s): Flake, Sharon G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0545746442 ISBN-13: 9780545746441 Publisher: Scholastic OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 5.9" (0.40 lbs) 6 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1950's - Cultural Region - South - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bestselling and award-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, delivers a mystery set in the 1950s that eerily blends history, race, culture, and family.Octobia May is girl filled with questions. Her heart condition makes her special - and, some folks would argue, gives this ten-year-old powers that make her a wise soul. Thank goodness for Auntie, who convinces Octobia's parents to let her live in her boarding house that is filled with old folks. That's when trouble, and excitement, and wonder begin. Auntie is non-traditional. She's unmarried and has plans to purchase other boarding homes and hotels. At a time when children, and especially girls, are seen, not heard, Auntie allows Octobia May the freedom and expression of an adult. When Octobia starts to question the folks in her world, an adventure and a mystery unfold that beg some troubling questions: Who is black and who is passing for white? What happens when a vibrant African American community must face its own racism?And, perhaps most important: Do vampires really exist? In her most unusual and probing novel yet, Sharon G. Flake takes us on a heart-pumping journey |