| Last Days in Africville Contributor(s): Perkyns, Dorothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550026305 ISBN-13: 9781550026306 Publisher: Dundurn Press OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: On the shores of Bedford Basin in Halifax, twelve-year-old Selina Palmer is growing up in the community of Africville in 1965. Although they don't have the same amenities as the rest of the city, the brightly coloured houses scattered beside the sea are home to a tight-knit group of African Canadians who have been anchored by the little white church for over a hundred years. Selina lives there happily with her parents and grandmother. Struggling with what it means to be the only black student in her grade six class, Selina takes comfort in the fact that every day she goes home to a loving and vibrant neighbourhood, where friends and family accept her as she is. But ugly rumours are starting to surface about the fate of Africville. When city authorities appear and families begin to move from the area, these fears become real. Just as Selina is coming to understand her place in the world, will the only home she knows be taken away? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Canada - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.40 lbs) 120 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 82159 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Short-listed for the 2004 CLA Book of the Year for Children Award, for the 2005 Diamond Willow Award and for the 2005 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award |
Contributor Bio(s): Perkyns, Dorothy: - Dorothy Perkyns is the author of several previous young adult novels. She lives in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |