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The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
Heidi W. Durrow
Algonquin Books
January 2011
On Sale: January 11, 2011
272 pages ISBN: 1616200154 EAN: 9781616200152 Paperback
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Rachel, the daughter of a danish mother and a black G.I.,
becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy after a
fateful morning on their Chicago rooftop. Forced to move to a new city, with her strict African
American grandmother as her guardian, Rachel is thrust for
the first time into a mostly black community, where her
light brown skin, blue eyes, and beauty bring a constant
stream of attention her way. It’s there, as she grows up and
tries to swallow her grief, that she comes to understand how
the mystery and tragedy of her mother might be connected to
her own uncertain identity. This searing and heartwrenching portrait of a young biracial
girl dealing with society’s ideas of race and class is the
winner of the Bellwether Prize for best fiction manuscript
addressing issues of social justice.
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