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Strawgirl
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3 out of 5
Based on 12 Ratings and 3 Reviews

Book Description
A beautiful, extraordinary, first novel for children from a unique storyteller. Growing up on a Highland farm in a totally white community, 11-year-old 'Maybe' MacPherson hates her mixed-race roots: she is half Celtic and half Nigerian lbo. But everything changes when her beloved father is killed in a car accident. Faced with running the farm herself and coping with her grief-stricken mother, Mayb... More
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PublisherPan Childrens
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages272
ISBN-100333900987
ISBN-13978-0333900987
Publication Date10/11/2002
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About Jackie Kay (Author) : Jackie Kay is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Jackie Kay include The Horrible Headmonster, Strawgirl, Number Parade.
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