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240 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781558617087
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
Publication date: 01 December 2002
Description
This modern classic is “a tough, tender, bitter novel of a black girl struggling towards womanhood” in 1930s Harlem—with a foreword by James Baldwin (Publishers Weekly).Depression-era Harlem is home for twelve-year-old Francie Coffin and her famil...
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Moods
emotional: 67%
sad: 67%
reflective: 57%
dark: 35%
challenging: 32%
tense: 28%
funny: 14%
adventurous: 10%
informative: 10%
inspiring: 10%
hopeful: 3%
lighthearted: 3%
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Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
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Graphic
Sexual assault, Police brutality, Racism
240 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781558617087
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
Publication date: 01 December 2002
Description
This modern classic is “a tough, tender, bitter novel of a black girl struggling towards womanhood” in 1930s Harlem—with a foreword by James Baldwin (Publishers Weekly).Depression-era Harlem is home for twelve-year-old Francie Coffin and her famil...
Community Reviews
Moods
emotional: 67%
sad: 67%
reflective: 57%
dark: 35%
challenging: 32%
tense: 28%
funny: 14%
adventurous: 10%
informative: 10%
inspiring: 10%
hopeful: 3%
lighthearted: 3%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Police brutality, Racism