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The good Negress
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Published:
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2016.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Algonquin paperback edition.
ISBN:
161620527X, 9781616205270
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Description

A 12-year-old black girl living with a grandmother in rural Virginia is summoned by her mother to Detroit to clean house and cook while the mother has another baby. The girl is bright and becomes the protegee of a schoolteacher, but her efforts to improve herself create conflict with her mother's needs of her as a housekeeper.

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Jan 29, 2020
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Physical Desc:
305 pages ; 21 cm
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.2, 14 Points

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Description
A 12-year-old black girl living with a grandmother in rural Virginia is summoned by her mother to Detroit to clean house and cook while the mother has another baby. The girl is bright and becomes the protegee of a schoolteacher, but her efforts to improve herself create conflict with her mother's needs of her as a housekeeper.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Verdelle, A. J. (2016). The good Negress. First Algonquin paperback edition. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Verdelle, A. J., 1960-. 2016. The Good Negress. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Verdelle, A. J., 1960-, The Good Negress. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2016.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Verdelle, A. J. The Good Negress. First Algonquin paperback edition. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2016.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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