In 1963, Pearl, an eleven-year-old black girl in Fairfax, Virginia, learns about the real nature of friendship from the popular but untrustworthy Lenore, and Artemesia, a poor girl who moves into the neighborhood for a brief time.
year: 2004, 2007
call number/section: 1000
subjects: friendship, fiction, family life, virginia, african americans, virginia, history, 20th century, african american girls, juvenile fiction, historical fiction, united states, history, 1961-1969, juvenile fiction, fairfax (va.), 1961-1974, fiction
Editions
Bradby, Marie
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2004)
In 1963, Pearl, an eleven-year-old black girl in Fairfax, Virginia, learns about the real nature of friendship from the popular but untrustworthy Lenore, and Artemesia, a poor girl who moves into the neighborhood for a brief time.
Schools: 4
Bradby, Marie
Aladdin Paperbacks (2007)
Fifth grader Pearl Jordan learns some difficult lessons about friendship when she befriends the odd, but artistically talented Artemesia, then shuns her in favor of the popular Lenore.
Schools: 1