Unstoppable Octobia May
Author:
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure:
550L
Description
Bestselling and award-winning author Sharon G. Flake delivers a mystery set in the 1950s that eerily blends history, race, culture, and family. Octobia May is a girl filled with questions. Her heart condition makes her special--and, some folks would argue, gives this ten-year-old powers that make her a "wise soul." Thank goodness for Auntie, who convinces Octobia's parents to let her live in her boarding house that is filled with old folks. That's when trouble, and excitement, and wonder begin. Auntie is nontraditional. She's unmarried and has plans to purchase other boarding homes and hotels. At a time when children, and especially girls, are "seen, not heard," Auntie allows Octobia May the freedom and expression of an adult. When Octobia starts to question the folks in her world, an adventure and a mystery unfold that beg some troubling questions: Who is black and who is "passing" for white? What happens when a vibrant African American community must face its own racism?And, perhaps most important: Do vampires really exist? In her most unusual and probing novel yet, Sharon G. Flake takes us on a heart-pumping journey.
Subjects
Subjects
African American girls
African American girls -- Juvenile Fiction
African Americans
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
African Americans -- Southern States -- Juvenile fiction
BIPOC
Black people
Boardinghouses
Boardinghouses -- Juvenile fiction
Boardinghouses -- Southern States -- Juvenile fiction
Children's audiobooks
Detective and mystery fiction
Friendship
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
Historical fiction
History
Minorities
Minority groups
Racism
Racism -- Juvenile fiction
Secrecy
Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction
Southern States -- History -- 1951- -- Juvenile fiction
African American girls -- Juvenile Fiction
African Americans
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
African Americans -- Southern States -- Juvenile fiction
BIPOC
Black people
Boardinghouses
Boardinghouses -- Juvenile fiction
Boardinghouses -- Southern States -- Juvenile fiction
Children's audiobooks
Detective and mystery fiction
Friendship
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
Historical fiction
History
Minorities
Minority groups
Racism
Racism -- Juvenile fiction
Secrecy
Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction
Southern States -- History -- 1951- -- Juvenile fiction
More Details
Contributors:
ISBN:
9780545609609
9780545609623
9780545746441
9780545609623
9780545746441
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 3.8, 7 Points
Level 3.8, 7 Points
Lexile measure:
550L
Staff View
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-05-07 22:37:20PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-05-08 05:17:53AM |
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In 1953 ten-year-old Octobia May lives in her Aunt's boarding house in the South, surrounded by an African American community which has its own secrets and internal racism, and spends her days wondering if Mr. Davenport in room 204 is really a vampire--or something else entirely.
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BIPOC
Black people
Boardinghouses -- Juvenile fiction
Boardinghouses -- Southern States -- Juvenile fiction
Children's audiobooks
Detective and mystery fiction
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
Historical fiction
Minorities
Minority groups
Racism -- Juvenile fiction
Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction
Southern States -- History -- 1951- -- Juvenile fiction
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
African Americans -- Southern States -- Juvenile fiction
BIPOC
Black people
Boardinghouses -- Juvenile fiction
Boardinghouses -- Southern States -- Juvenile fiction
Children's audiobooks
Detective and mystery fiction
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
Historical fiction
Minorities
Minority groups
Racism -- Juvenile fiction
Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction
Southern States -- History -- 1951- -- Juvenile fiction
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African Americans
BIPOC
Black people
Boardinghouses
Friendship
History
Minorities
Minority groups
Racism
Secrecy
African Americans
BIPOC
Black people
Boardinghouses
Friendship
History
Minorities
Minority groups
Racism
Secrecy
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