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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Harlem

Harlem

Myers, Walter Dean
Myers, Christopher

Hardcover

General Juvenile Fiction

Publisher Price: $19.99

ISBN10: 0590543407
ISBN13: 9780590543408
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: Feb 1 1997
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.36 Width: 9.49 Depth: 12.28
Language: English
Awards: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Caldecott Medal, Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Coretta Scott King Award, Georgia Children's Book Award
They took the road in Waycross Georgia / Skipped over the tracks in East St. Louis / Took the bus from Holly Springs / Hitched a ride from Gee's Bend / Took the long way through Memphis / The third deck down from Trinidad / A wrench of the heart from Goree Island / A wrench of the heart from Goree Island / To a place called Harlem. So begins this exquisite poem about the poet's childhood home. With a few deft strokes, Myers and Myers paint a picture of a cradle of American culture. The text calls on all Walter's powers as a narrative writer, a poet, and historian, as it moves from the ancient history of the people of Harlem, through their traditions of family, home, and religion, to their turn of the century Renaisaance and their contemporary despairs, joys, and hopes. A truly remarkable book.

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