| Toning the Sweep Contributor(s): Johnson, Angela (Author) |
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ISBN: 0590481428 ISBN-13: 9780590481427 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: August 1994 Annotation: Spanning three generations of African-American women, each holding on to a separate truth, this Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel details the struggle these women face in finding a common ground upon which to share their love, friendship, and hardships. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 92034062 |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Series: Point |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 4.44" W x 6.78" (0.13 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 8593 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Angela Johnson's Coretta Scott King Award winning novel that traces three generations of African American women as they learn one another's truths.Three generations of African American women, each holding on to a separate truth. Their story -- encompassing racism and murder as well as the family commonplaces that make a life -- is one that readers will never forget. |