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Teens Octavia and Tali learn about strength, independence, and courage when they are forced to take a car trip with their grandmother, who tells about growing up Black in 1940s Alabama and serving in Europe during World War II as a member of the Women's Army Corps.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Tanita S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2009]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Automobile travel > Juvenile fiction.
Grandmothers > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
United States. > Army. > Women's Army Corps > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
Sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Alabama > Juvenile fiction.
Alabama > History > 1819-1950 > Juvenile fiction.
Automobile travel > Fiction.
Grandmothers > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
United States. > Army. > Women's Army Corps > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
Sisters > Fiction.
Family life > Alabama > Fiction.
Alabama > History > 1819-1950 > Fiction.
Description
Summary:Teens Octavia and Tali learn about strength, independence, and courage when they are forced to take a car trip with their grandmother, who tells about growing up Black in 1940s Alabama and serving in Europe during World War II as a member of the Women's Army Corps.
Physical Description:341 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9780375857140 (hardcover)
0375857141 (hardcover)
9780375957147 (reinforced)
0375957146 (reinforced)
9780375853593 (ebook)
0375853596 (ebook)