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The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

By Heidi W. Durrow

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| Paperback | 9781616200152

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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 their Chicago rooftop.

Forced to move to a new city, with her strict African American grandmother as her guardian, Rachel is thrust for the first time into a mosContinue

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 their Chicago rooftop.

Forced to move to a new city, with her strict African American grandmother as her guardian, Rachel is thrust for the first time into a mostly black community, where her light brown skin, 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.

This searing and heartwrenching portrait of a young biracial girl dealing with society’s ideas of race and class is the winner of the Bellwether Prize for best fiction manuscript addressing issues of social justice.

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  • Book Review: The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow Share

    The Girl Who Fell from the Sky caught my attention right away because it is about a biracial girl. I won a copy of the book by leaving a comment in June Goodwin’s blog.The topic of biracialism is of interest to me. My three children are biracial, and ... (read full critics)

    blogcritics published on Thu, 26 Apr 2012

  • THE GIRL WHO FELL FROM THE SKY by Heidi W. Durrow

    Review by Bonnie Brody (FEB 11, 2011) It amazes me that The Girl Who Fell From the Sky is Heidi W. Durrow’s debut novel. It is poetic, poignant, beautiful and elegiac with the panache of a seasoned writer. Once I started it, I could not stop thinking ... (read full critics)

    mostlyfiction published on Sat, 12 Feb 2011

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 272 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 1616200154
  • ISBN-13: 9781616200152
  • Publisher: Algonquin Books
  • Pub date: Jan 11, 2011
  • Dimensions: 1329 mm x 903 mm x 161 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Others
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