The mighty Miss Malone

Available (3)

Location	Collection	Call #
CLP - East Liberty	Children's Audiovisual Collection	j AUDIO DEVICE Curtis
Location	CLP - East Liberty
Collection	Children's Audiovisual Collection
Call Number	j AUDIO DEVICE Curtis
CLP - Main Library	First Floor Children's Department - Fiction Collection	j AUDIO DEVICE Curtis
Location	CLP - Main Library
Collection	First Floor Children's Department - Fiction Collection
Call Number	j AUDIO DEVICE Curtis
CLP - Squirrel Hill	Children's Audiovisual Collection	j AUDIO DEVICE Curtis
Location	CLP - Squirrel Hill
Collection	Children's Audiovisual Collection
Call Number	j AUDIO DEVICE Curtis

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Summary

With love and determination befitting the "world's greatest family," twelve-year-old Deza Malone, her older brother Jimmie, and their parents endure tough times in Gary, Indiana, and later Flint, Michigan during the Great Depression.

Published Reviews

Booklist Review: "Deza Malone, 12, has a couple of big things going for her. She comes from a strong family, and she is smart as a whip. But there is plenty of bad to go along with the good. It's 1936 and her dad can't find work; her brother, Jimmie, he of the beautiful singing voice, isn't growing; and her teeth, full of cavities, require treatment of cotton soaked with camphor. Can things get worse? Certainly. Her father disappears and her mother moves the family from Gary to Flint, which lands the trio in a Hooverville shack. Then Jimmie takes off to sing. Curtis tries to do too much here. Consequently, just when readers are getting invested, the story changes course or important plot points are dropped. Deza is devastated when she overhears her father say her rotting teeth make him avert his head, but her suffering is forgotten until, at the conclusion, she goes to a dentist. On the plus side, Deza is a snappy character that will grab readers, and Curtis' portrayal of a family's love for each other feels real and true. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Newbery-winner Curtis has a huge following. Readers will be enticed by his return to the Depression-era setting of Bud, Not Buddy (1999) and his reintroduction of Deza, one of the characters from that book.--Cooper, Ilene Copyright 2010 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "In Depression-era Indiana, Deza Malone's opportunities are slim despite her potential. She's got the smarts, the determination, and the attitude, but her family lacks the resources to help her grow to her full potential-and things only become worse when her father needs to leave for Michigan to find work. Narrator Bahni Turpin's exuberant performance and raspy voice make this an enjoyable and lively audio edition. Deftly rendering Deza, Turpin produces an impressive range of emotions for the young protagonist as she confronts challenges. For male characters, the narrator lowers her voice a few octaves, creating spot-on voices and an audiobook guaranteed to appeal to young listeners. Ages 10-14. A Wendy Lamb hardcover. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."
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Additional Information

Subjects	Families -- Fiction. Depressions -- 1929 -- Fiction. Poverty -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. Gary (Ind.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction. Flint (Mich.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction. Young adult fiction. Children's audiobooks.
Publisher	New York, New York : Solon, OH :Listening Library ;2012 Findaway World, LLC,
Edition	Unabridged.
Contributors	Turpin, Bahni. Listening Library. Findaway World, LLC.
Participants/Performers	Read by Bahni Turpin ; with a dedication and afterword read by the author.
Language	English
Notes	Unabridged. Title from Playaway label. 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 (approximately 8 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 1/4 x 2 in.
ISBN	9781615878659 1615878653
Other	Classic View