Sidewalk Story
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Sidewalk Story by Sharon Bell Mathis
Council on Interracial Books for Children award winnerFrom the award-winning author ofThe Hundred Penny Boxcomes a sweet story about how one girl can make a difference.
Lilly Etta didn't know the men, but she knew those yellow chairs. They were Tanya's, and they were being taken out of her building. Tanya was being put out - Tanya, her mother, her six brothers and sisters. Their things would be piled on the sidewalk and left there to be had for the taking. It didn't matter if nobody else in the city cared; Lilly Etta did. She knew what friendship was, and she wasn't going to let her friend be thrown out without a fight.
"An affecting, sensitive story."-Booklist
Sharon Bell Mathis has authored numerous novels for children and young people and has garnered numerous awards over her career. The Coretta Scott King Award was given to her book Ray Charles, a nonfiction biography of Ray Charles. Teacup Full of Flowers was named a New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year and got a Newbery Honor Award, as well as the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and an American Library Association Notable Children's Book.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780140321654 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140321659 |
| Title | Sidewalk Story |
| Author | Sharon Bell Mathis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Year published | 1986-10-07 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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