Elliott, Zetta.

Bird / by Zetta Elliott ; illustrated by Shadra Strickland. - 1st ed. - New York : Lee & Low Books, c2008. - [42] p. : col. ill ; 25 cm.

School Library Journal. Wilson's Children.

Bird, an artistic young African American boy, expresses himself through drawing as he struggles to understand his older brother's drug addiction and death, while a family friend, Uncle Son, provides guidance and understanding.

3.8 Follett Library Resources. 3-6 Follett Library Resources.

0329708937 160060241X 9780329708931 (Follett bdg.) 9781600602412 (trade)

2007049039


African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Death--Juvenile fiction.
Drawing--Juvenile fiction.
Drug abuse--Juvenile fiction.
Families--Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
African Americans--Fiction.
Death--Fiction.
Drawing--Fiction.
Drug abuse--Fiction.
Family life--Fiction.
Novels in verse.
African Americans--Fiction.
Death--Fiction.
Drawing--Fiction.
Drug abuse--Fiction.
Family life--Fiction.
Novels in verse.

PZ7.5.E44 / Bir 2008

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