Being Clem / Lesa Cline-Ransome.
When nine-year-old Clem's father dies in the Port Chicago Disaster he is forced to navigate his family's losses and struggles in 1940's Chicago.
1944. Clem's father is away, serving as a sailor in World War II. When the family receives news that his father has died in the infamous Port Chicago explosion in San Francisco, everything begins to fall apart. Clem's mother is forced to work long, tough hours as a maid for a wealthy white family. The obstacles put in place by racial injustice seem insurmountable. Soon Clem can barely recognize his home-- and himself. Can he live up to his father's legacy? -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9780823446049
- ISBN: 0823446042
- Physical Description: 248 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Holiday House, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12. Holiday House. Grades 4-6. Holiday House. 900L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.8 8 513988. |
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Genre: | Fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- 9 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | J CLINERANSOME (Text) | 0001002462271 | JUV Fiction | Available | - |
Henry County - Main Library | J FIC CLINE LESA (Text) | I0000000287935 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Northwest | JF HISTORIC CLINERAM (Text) | 30051100015491 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | J CLINE-RANSOME (Text) | 2004640189 | Juvenile Fiction Shelves | Available | - |
Pulaski County Library-Waynesville | J FIC Cli (Text) | 33642000704759 | Middle Reader Fiction | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-St. Clair | J FIC CLI (Text) | 3007409519 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Warrenton | J FIC CLI (Text) | 3007409527 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Trails Regional-Odessa | J FIC CLI Finding #3 (Text) | 2205077478 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Trails Regional-Warrensburg | J FIC CLI Finding #3 (Text) | 2205077460 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |