02148cam a2200313 4500 406301859 TxAuBib 20191013120000.0 ||||||s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781565129627 1565129628 B004GKNBX8 Amazon 21fb98a2-7a66-4106-b9d8-7aa517328a27 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 457435 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Durrow, Heidi W., 1969- The Girl Who Fell from the Sky [Libby eBook]. Algonquin Books, 2010. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2058kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p>This debut novel tells the story of Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I. who becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy.</p> <p>With her strict African American grandmother as her new guardian, Rachel moves to a mostly black community, where her light brown skin, blue eyes, and beauty bring mixed attention her way. Growing up in the 1980s, she learns to swallow her overwhelming grief and confronts her identity as a biracial young woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white.</p> <p>In the tradition of Jamaica Kincaid's <i>Annie John</i> and Toni Morrison's <i>The Bluest Eye</i>, here is a portrait of a young girl— and society's ideas of race, class, and beauty. It is the winner of the Bellwether Prize for best fiction manuscript addressing issues of social justice.</p>. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2019-12-13 22:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=21FB98A2-7A66-4106-B9D8-7AA517328A27&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=21FB98A2-7A66-4106-B9D8-7AA517328A27&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=21FB98A2-7A66-4106-B9D8-7AA517328A27&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)