Zora and Me

by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon

Book Overview

Winner of the 2011 John Steptoe New Talent (Author) Award

Racial duplicity threatens an idyllic African American community in the turn-of-the-century South in a dazzling debut inspired by the early life of Zora Neale Hurston.

Whether she's telling the truth or stretching it, Zora Neale Hurston is a riveting storyteller. Her latest creation is a shape-shifting gator man who lurks in the marshes, waiting to steal human souls...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763643009
• ISBN13: 9780763643003
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher