I Be Somebody

by Hadley Irwin

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A young black boy in the early 1900s hears his community talk about moving to Canada to escape the prejudices and problems they face in the United States.

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Irby, Charles C. (Afterword)
Swildens, Liesbeth (Translator)

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Canonical title*
Athabasca
Original title
I be somebody
Original publication date
1984; 1985 (Nederlandse vertaling) (Nederlandse vertaling)
Original language*
Engels
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Genres
Fiction and Literature, Teen, Children's Books, Young Adult
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
LCC
PZ7 .I712Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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Dutch, English, Spanish
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