Ola Shakes It Up

by Joanne Hyppolite

Book Overview

"Moving?" When Ola Benson's family leaves Roxbury in Boston to a house in the suburbs, Ola is sure her parents have made a big mistake. What on Earth are they doing in Walcott--a historic, stuck-up town where the Bensons are the only black family? True, there are a few good things about the move: Mama and Daddy have better jobs. They have a bigger house, big enough to offer a home to Lillian, a Haitian refugee. But the house is in a "cooperative community"...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0613161696
• ISBN13: 9780613161695
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Bt Bound
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 5.5" x 0.8"
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6