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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
October 17, 2005
Pages
249
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780618542338
ISBN-10
0618542337
Dimensions
1.25 by 6 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$16.00
Other format details
juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In poor, rural Georgia in 1927, twelve-year-old Carrisa and her suspicious mama take in an elderly drifter with a shiny bicycle, never expecting how profoundly his wise and patient ways will affect them.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Twelve-year-old Carissa lives with her widowed mother, Lorena, in rural Georgia. There arenât many ways for a black woman in the South in 1927 to make a living. Lorena does laundry for white ladies, but she wants Carissa to have the opportunities that come with education. Both of them yearn to move up north, where Carissa was born.
Into their lives rides an elderly man on a shiny blue bicycle.
Bailey is a wanderer, a storyteller, a thinker, a kind and sociable man who can repair and tighten up and fix just about anything.
Soon heâs part of Carissaâs life, almost like the grandfather she never had. He teaches her how to ride his bicycle, and how to find her balance in other ways as well, and Baileyâs time with Carissa and her mother helps him decide how to continue his own journey.
A vividly rendered setting, strong, memorable characters, and a narrative rich in humorous and poignant moments make this first novel a compelling and distinctive coming-of-age story.
Into their lives rides an elderly man on a shiny blue bicycle.
Bailey is a wanderer, a storyteller, a thinker, a kind and sociable man who can repair and tighten up and fix just about anything.
Soon heâs part of Carissaâs life, almost like the grandfather she never had. He teaches her how to ride his bicycle, and how to find her balance in other ways as well, and Baileyâs time with Carissa and her mother helps him decide how to continue his own journey.
A vividly rendered setting, strong, memorable characters, and a narrative rich in humorous and poignant moments make this first novel a compelling and distinctive coming-of-age story.
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Hardcover
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from Clarion Books (October 17, 2005)
9780618542338 | details & prices | 249 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.90 lbs | List price $16.00
About: In poor, rural Georgia in 1927, twelve-year-old Carrisa and her suspicious mama take in an elderly drifter with a shiny bicycle, never expecting how profoundly his wise and patient ways will affect them.
About: In poor, rural Georgia in 1927, twelve-year-old Carrisa and her suspicious mama take in an elderly drifter with a shiny bicycle, never expecting how profoundly his wise and patient ways will affect them.
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