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Fourteen-year-old orphan Amir, living in Syracuse, exchanges letters with his friend Doris, still living in their old Bronx neighborhood, in which they share their lives and give each other advice on friendship, family, foster care, and making decisions.Tags
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Joyce Hansen has created a dramatic account of the Reconstruction period, focusing on the experiences of the freed men and women. Weaving the former slaves' own words and stories into a detailed historical background, she provides a full picture of the time. Brief biographies of the era's courageous black leaders and period illustrations enrich show more this readable study, to help readers gain an understanding of an important and tragic episode in American history. show less
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- 582 — Natural sciences & mathematics Plants (Botany) Plants noted for specific vegetative characteristics and flowers
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- PZ7 .H19825 .O — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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