Christopher Paul Curtis
Hardcover | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 4.1 | 13932 Users | 1262 Reviews
Details Appertaining To Books The Mighty Miss Malone
| Title | : | The Mighty Miss Malone |
| Author | : | Christopher Paul Curtis |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
| Published | : | January 10th 2012 by Wendy Lamb Books |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Fiction. Young Adult. Cultural. African American |
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“We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful” is the motto of Deza Malone’s family.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 hit 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 a Hooverville outside Flint, Michigan. Jimmie’s beautiful voice inspires him to leave the camp to be a performer, while Deza and Mother find a new home, and cling to the hope that they will find Father.
The twists and turns of their story reveal the devastation of the Depression and prove that Deza truly is the Mighty Miss Malone.
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| Original Title: | The Mighty Miss Malone |
| ISBN: | 0385734913 (ISBN13: 9780385734912) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Indiana(United States) Michigan(United States) Flint, Michigan(United States) …more Gary, Indiana(United States) …less |
| Literary Awards: | Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2014) |
Rating Appertaining To Books The Mighty Miss Malone
Ratings: 4.1 From 13932 Users | 1262 ReviewsWrite-Up Appertaining To Books The Mighty Miss Malone
This book sounds like it takes place when the white hated the black im not sure though. this book is about Deza malone, a very intellagent 12 year old who is an exallent writer. Deza has a brother, Jimmy who is an amazing singer and eventually is found by mr.z and leaves his family. Deza and her family lived in a town called gary but had to move to flint because the father had to find a new job there but, eventually they have to move again. in the end jimmy comes back and everythings prettySuch a moving book, I loved it soooooooooooooo much, if you like inspiring books, READ IT.
I actually said "awww" out loud in disappointment when the story ended. I wanted more! I was so drawn to Miss Deza Malone, I could have listened to her speak all day long. I loved how she told stories and spoke with such love and pride about her family. I loved seeing her interact with the people around her. I loved her love for reading and writing. Mostly, I loved seeing the experiences of the Malone's, an African American family affected by the devastation of the Great Depression, through the
Set during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Curtis has gifted us with a powerful- a mighty -African American family. We see everything through 12 yr old Deza's eyes. It's a touching story about a family who is doing the best they can to stay loyal, loving, and true in spite of difficult circumstances.
If anyone ever says that Historical fiction is dry and boring, then they haven't read Christopher Paul Curtis and they haven't met Deza Malone. Curtis creates characters that are memorable. Characters that stay with you and keep begging to be your friend. You can't read this book without falling for the Mighty Miss Malone and wanting to get to know her a little better. Her strength and passionate spirit will have you cheering for her at all times.
My 5th grade daughter was a few chapters into this book when she told me I "had to read it." The book tackles issues (race, poverty, literacy) in a way that is accessible to young people and provided me with a valuable entry point for discussing these issues with my daughter and her friends. My daughter is an avid reader, and she was struck by one passage in which Deza, also an avid reader, starts to lose her love of reading because she can't relate to any of the characters in the books she is
3.5 Stars- would be an interesting companion text for Esperanza Rising as it covers the same time period from a different familys perspective. The rising action took a while to ramp up, and the text would need quite a bit of background knowledge for a middle grades reader to really understand it, but there was an exciting plot twist at the end! As an adult reader, I found myself preoccupied with wondering how this story would change if it wasnt narrated by a child who didnt understand exactly
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