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The legend of Buddy Bush /

In 1947, twelve-year-old Pattie Mae is sustained by her dreams of escaping Rich Square, North Carolina, and moving to Harlem when her Uncle Buddy is arrested for attempted rape of a white woman and her grandfather is diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moses, Shelia P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2004]
Subjects:
Race relations > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Family life > North Carolina > Fiction.
Sick > Fiction.
Grandparents > Fiction.
Rich Square (N.C.) > Race relations > Fiction.
North Carolina > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Juvenile materials.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Summary:In 1947, twelve-year-old Pattie Mae is sustained by her dreams of escaping Rich Square, North Carolina, and moving to Harlem when her Uncle Buddy is arrested for attempted rape of a white woman and her grandfather is diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor.
Physical Description:216 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Awards:Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, 2005.
ISBN:0689858396 (hardcover)