Tar Beach
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
1991 - Crown Publishers, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
8,000 words, Guess
Page Count
32 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivetarbeach0000ring
- Internet Archivetarbeach00ring_0
- ISBN-100517580306
- ISBN-100517580314
- ISBN-139780517580301
and 7 more
- ISBN-139780517580318
- Goodreads1381824', '7034916
- LibraryThing322173
- Library of Congress Control Number90040410
- OCLC Control Number22002688
- Better World Books9780517580301
- Open LibraryOL1879942M
Classifications
- DDC[E]
- LCCPZ7.R4726 Tar 1991
- LCCPZ7.R4726Tar 1991
Description
Cassie Louise Lightfoot, eight years old in 1939, has a dream: to be free to go wherever she wants for the rest of her life. One night, up on "tar beach" --the rooftop of her family's Harlem apartment building--her dream comes true. The stars lift her up, and she flies over the city. She claims the buildings as her own--even the union building, so her father won't have to worry anymore about not being allowed to join just because his father was not a member. As Cassie learns, anyone can fly. "All you need is somewhere to go you can't get to any other way. The next thing you know, you're flying above the stars." This magical story resonates with a universal wish. Originally written by Faith Ringgold for her story quilt of the same name, Tar Beach is a seamless weaving of fiction, autobiography, and African-American history and literature. - Author website.
First Sentence
I will always remember when the stars fell down around me and lifted me up above the George Washington Bridge.
Description
A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt painting of the same name.
Subjects
Topics
People
Genres
- Fiction
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