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Junebug

Junebug

by Alice Mead

1995FictionInner citiesBrothers and sistersAfrican AmericansSingle-parent families
5.0
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First lines

I've got the sail hauled in tight.

About this book

An inquisitive young boy who lives with his mother and younger sister in a rough housing project in New Haven, Connecticut, approaches his tenth birthday with a mixture of anticipation and worry.

Themes & subjects

FictionInner citiesBrothers and sistersAfrican AmericansSingle-parent familiesCity and town life
First published 1995

Author

Alice Mead

First published

1995

Pages

102

Read time

≈ 3h

Editions

7

Language

English

Publisher

Yearling

ISBN

9780440412458

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