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New Boy
Contributor(s): Houston, Julian (Author)
ISBN: 061888405X     ISBN-13: 9780618884056
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $7.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2008
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Annotation: A young African-American boy discovers the world--and himself--when he integrates an all-white boarding school in the 1950s.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century
- Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 990
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 7.94" (0.60 lbs) 288 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Chronological Period - 1950's
- Geographic Orientation - Connecticut
- Geographic Orientation - Virginia
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 102868
Reading Level: 6.1   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 12.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Fifteen-year-old Rob Garrett wants nothing more than to escape the segregated South and prove himself. But in late 1950s Virginia, opportunity doesn't come easily to an African American. So Rob's parents take the unusual step of enrolling their son in a Connecticut boarding school, where he will have the best education available. He will also be the first student of color in the school's history. No matter--Rob Garrett is on his way.
But times are changing. While Rob is experiencing the privilege and isolation of private school, a movement is rising back home. Men and women are organizing, demanding an end to segregation, and in Rob's hometown, his friends are on the verge of taking action. There is even talk about sitting in at a lunch counter that refuses to serve black people. How can Rob hope to make a difference when he's a world away?

Contributor Bio(s): Houston, Julian: - Julian Houston was born in Richmond, Virginia, and educated in the public schools of that city before attending the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut. He attended Boston University and was a community organizer in Harlem during the civil rights movement. He is now an associate justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts. Julian Houston lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife and family.