The Shimmershine Queens
Camille Yarbrough. Putnam Publishing Group, $5.99 (144pp) ISBN 978-0-698-11369-5
When Angie, a 10-year-old black girl, gets the lead in the school play, there are all manner of repercussions. PW called this a ""remarkable"" and ""value-building, timely book, realistic in its presentation of the needs and aspirations of minority youth."" Ages 8-12. (June)
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Reviewed on: 06/03/1996
Genre: Children's
Hardcover - 142 pages - 978-0-399-21465-3
Paperback - 144 pages - 978-0-679-80147-4
Prebound-Glued - 142 pages - 978-0-8335-4479-7
Prebound-Sewn - 142 pages - 978-0-606-09854-0