Summary
Eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters Vonetta and Fern travel to Oakland to meet their mother, Cecil, who abandoned their family years earlier. But even when Cecil gets them to her house, she shows no interest and seems to view them as nothing but a nuisance. Cecil's cold, unloving attitude leaves the girls wishing for the mother-daughter connection they've never had. But Cecil acts remarkably different after she sees her daughters at the Black Panther rally, where they recite a poem Cecil herself had written. At that point, Cecil's attitude toward her daughters begins a remarkable change.
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Additional Information
Subjects |
Black Panther Party
-- Fiction.
Black Panther Party -- Juvenile fiction. Sisters -- Fiction. Mothers -- Fiction. Poets -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. Civil rights movements -- Fiction. Sisters -- Juvenile fiction. Mothers -- Juvenile fiction. Poets -- Juvenile fiction. African Americans -- Juvenile fiction. Civil rights movements -- Juvenile fiction. Oakland (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction. Oakland (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction. Children's audiobooks. |
Publisher | [Solon, Ohio] : Prince Frederick, MD :Playaway Digital Audio ;2010 [Distributed exclusively by] Recorded Books, LLC : [Manufactured by] Findaway World, LLC, |
Edition | Unabridged. |
Contributors |
Johnson, Sisi Aisha,
narrator. Recorded Books, LLC. Playaway Digital Audio. Findaway World, LLC. |
Participants/Performers |
Narrated by Sisi Aisha Johnson. |
Audience |
Ages 9-12. |
Language |
English |
Notes |
Previously issued on CD by Recorded Books, p2010. In container (21 x 13 x 3 cm.). One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback. Accompanying material may vary. |
System Details |
Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. |
Description |
1 audio media player (5.25 hr.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. |
ISBN | 9781449822026 1449822029 |
Other | Classic View |