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The girl who fell from the sky / a novel by Heidi W. Durrow

Author
Durrow, Heidi W., 1969-
Published
Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Description
264 pages ; 22 cm

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Summary
"Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy after a fateful morning on a Chicago rooftop." "Forced to move to a new and strange city, with her strict African American grandmother as her new guardian, Rachel is thrust for the first time into a mostly black community, where her light brown skin, startling blue eyes, and beauty bring a constant stream of attention her way. It's there, as she grows up and tries to swallow her grief, that she comes to understand how the mystery and tragedy of her mother might be connected to her own uncertain identity. Raised by her mother to think of herself as white, Rachel is now expected to "act black." And all the while, she keeps asking herself why she has to be defined by her skin, and whether labels say more about who she is or more about a world that attempts to brand her as black or white."--BOOK JACKET.
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ISBN
9781565126800
1565126807
Awards
Bellwether Prize for Fiction, 2008.
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