| The Orange Houses Contributor(s): Griffin, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142419826 ISBN-13: 9780142419823 Publisher: Speak OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Young Adult Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 610 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.35 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Topical - Physically Challenged - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 130508 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tamika Sykes, AKA Mik, is hearing impaired and way too smart for her West Bronx high school. She copes by reading lips and selling homework answers, and looks forward to the time each day when she can be alone in her room drawing. She's a tough girl who mostly keeps to herself and can shut anyone out with the click of her hearing aid. But then she meets Fatima, a teenage refugee who sells newspapers, and Jimmi, a homeless vet who is shunned by the rest of the community, and her life takes an unexpected turn. |