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Maggie's Amerikay
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4 out of 5
Based on 16 Ratings and 8 Reviews

Book Description
"In Amerikay," Maggie's da has told her, "we will start anew."
It's 1898, and Maggie McCrary and her family have just crossed the ocean to settle in New Orleans. America is the answer to her father's dream of books and proper learning. For her
mother, it offers the chance to buy land. But living in a crowded tenement watching her neighbors work hard all day, Maggie isn't sure she likes Ameri... More
Book Information
PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages40
ISBN-100374347220
ISBN-13978-0374347222
Publication Date04/18/2006
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About Barbara Timberlake Russell (Author) : Barbara Timberlake Russell is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Barbara Timberlake Russell include Maggie's Amerikay, The Remembering Stone... more
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About Jim Burke (Illustrator) : Jim Burke is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Jim Burke include Johnny Appleseed, Poetry for Young People: Wal... more
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