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The best bad luck I ever had /

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In Moundville, Alabama, in 1917, twelve-year-old Dit hopes the new postmaster will have a son his age, but instead he meets Emma, who is black, and their friendship challenges accepted ways of thinking and leads them to save the life of a condemned man.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levine, Kristin (Kristin Sims), 1974-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : G.P. Putnams Sons, [2009]
Subjects:
Race relations > Juvenile fiction.
Prejudices > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Country life > Alabama > Juvenile fiction.
Alabama > History > 1819-1950 > Juvenile fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Prejudices > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Country life > Alabama > Fiction.
Family life > Alabama > Fiction.
Coming of age > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Alabama > History > 1819-1950 > Fiction.
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Summary:In Moundville, Alabama, in 1917, twelve-year-old Dit hopes the new postmaster will have a son his age, but instead he meets Emma, who is black, and their friendship challenges accepted ways of thinking and leads them to save the life of a condemned man.
Physical Description:266 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9780399250903
0399250905