Mare's war /

Mare's war / Tanita S. Davis.

Teens Octavia and Tali learn about strength, independence, and courage when they are forced to take a car trip with their grandmother, who tells about growing up Black in 1940s Alabama and serving in Europe during World War II as a member of the Women's Army Corps.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Tanita S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Edition:First Trade paperback edition.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Women's Army Corps > Fiction.
Automobile travel > Juvenile fiction.
Grandmothers > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Grandmothers > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
Sisters > Fiction.
Family life > Alabama > Fiction.
Alabama > History > 1819-1950 > Fiction.
Description
Summary:Teens Octavia and Tali learn about strength, independence, and courage when they are forced to take a car trip with their grandmother, who tells about growing up Black in 1940s Alabama and serving in Europe during World War II as a member of the Women's Army Corps.
Physical Description:341 pages ; 22 cm
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, Author Honor Book, 2010.
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010.
ISBN:9780375850776
0375850775

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