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Florence Robinson
the story of a jazz age girl
By Hoobler, Dorothy & Hoobler, Thomas & Sauber, Rob
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38239-644-1
- Publisher
- Parsippany, N.J. : Silver Burdett Press, c1997.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 1997
Gr 3-6 Both of these books get off to a slow start, but they eventually draw readers into the action. Florence's father has returned home to Mississippi at the end of World War I and realizes he wants the same rights as those of the town's white citizens. His outspoken behavior makes him and his family unwelcome in Parkersville and they move to Chicago. There, Florence discovers a different way of life, as well as jazz music. She is a runner-up in an essay contest sponsored by the Chicago Defender (the black newspap...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
