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Liberty /

In 1940s New Orleans, Fish Elliot is a polio-survivor with a knack for inventing and building things, and his African American neighbor Olympia is a girl with a talent for messing things up, but they are united in an effort to save a starving stray dog they call Liberty--and when Liberty is caged by...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Larson, Kirby (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scholastic Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
World War (1939-1945)
Dogs > Juvenile fiction.
Children with disabilities > Juvenile fiction.
Poliomyelitis > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Louisiana > New Orleans > Juvenile fiction.
African American girls > Juvenile fiction.
Prisoners of war > United States > Juvenile fiction.
Interracial friendship > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
New Orleans (La.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Dogs > Fiction.
Poliomyelitis > Fiction.
People with disabilities > Fiction.
Family life > Louisiana > New Orleans > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Prisoners of war > Fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
New Orleans (La.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION > Animals > Dogs.
JUVENILE FICTION > Family.
JUVENILE FICTION > Historical > Military & Wars.
African American girls.
Children with disabilities.
Dogs.
Families.
Interracial friendship.
Poliomyelitis.
Prisoners of war.
Louisiana > New Orleans.
United States.
1900-1999
Historical fiction.
Fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
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Summary:In 1940s New Orleans, Fish Elliot is a polio-survivor with a knack for inventing and building things, and his African American neighbor Olympia is a girl with a talent for messing things up, but they are united in an effort to save a starving stray dog they call Liberty--and when Liberty is caged by a nasty farmer, they find an unlikely ally in a German prisoner of war, Erich, who is not much older than the two children.
Physical Description:221 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9780545840712
0545840716