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The Mighty Miss Malone

Curtis, Christopher Paul. Book - 2012 Y Fiction / Curtis, Christopher, Y Fiction / Curtis, Christopher , Kids Book / Fiction / Historical / Curtis, Christopher Paul 5 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.6 out of 5

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With love and determination befitting the "world's greatest family," twelve-year-old Deza Malone, her older brother Jimmie, and their parents endure tough times in Gary, Indiana, and later Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression.

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Curtis Does It Again! submitted by yugure on October 3, 2012, 4:02pm I first read Christopher Paul Curtis' Bud, Not Buddy a few years ago and was extremely impressed with Curtis' storytelling abilities. Curtis is an extremely skilled storyteller, and his characters are always engaging, vivid, and memorable. He does not disappoint in The Mighty Miss Malone. Even though the ending is not as "shiny" or perfect as some might prefer, it is still touching and fitting for the story and the Malone family.

amazing submitted by lydiav on June 17, 2013, 3:40pm i found it amazing how cpc wrote miss maloanes side of meeting bud at the river

Great submitted by lec.dank on June 23, 2013, 5:47pm Amazing.

Excellent submitted by betsywil on June 26, 2013, 10:21pm Another excellent story from Christopher Paul Curtis!
The characters are great, the story is compelling, and the history truly comes alive.

Read this book.

Outstanding submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on June 26, 2014, 10:24am An outstanding view of the Great Depression from a young Black girl's vantage point. I read this one myself (i.e. not with my kids) because I had seen it for so long in the indie book store's window, and was really curious.

Yep. Really good. Well-written characters, insightful about the time, useful perspective on race during the Great Depression. I'll encourage my son to read this (he loved _Bud Not Buddy_, also by this author) and will definitely read this with my daughter.

Really good and sad at the same time! - From an almost 5th grader. submitted by drwuju1 on June 23, 2018, 8:50pm This book is no doubt a very good book. The Malone family is in the period of the great depression. It has affected the family a lot. Deza Malone is hurt many times, but she stays strong and strives forward. This book is great for 4th and 5th graders ( I know because I am one). She really is The Mighty Miss Malone!

the mighty miss malone submitted by cayleyrocks on July 22, 2018, 1:29pm I liked this book a lot, it's a fun kids book but there are also scary parts. I suggest you haver a parent with you. It shows good girl power and she's really smart. There's a lot of different views in this book. I liked this book alot, I suggest that you read it.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Wendy Lamb Books, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 307 p.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 750

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780440422143
0385734913

SUBJECTS
Family life -- Fiction.
Depressions -- 1929 -- Fiction.
Poverty -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Gary (Ind.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Flint (Mich.) -- Fiction. -- 20th century