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Memphis : a novel / Tara M. Stringfellow.

Summary:
"In the summer of 1995, ten-year-old Joan, her mother, and her younger sister flee her father's violence to the only place they have left: her mother's ancestral home in Memphis. Half a century ago, Joan's grandfather built this majestic house for her grandmother--only to be lynched, days after becoming the first Black detective in Memphis, by his all-white police squad. This wasn't the first time violence altered the course of Joan's family's trajectory, and given who lives inside this house now, she knows it won't be the last. When her aunt opens the door, Joan sees the cousin who once brutally assaulted her. Over the next few years, she is determined not just to survive, but to find something to dream for. Longing to become an artist, she pours her rage and grief into sketching portraits of the women in her life--including old Miss Dawn from down the street, who seems to know something about curses"-- Provided by publisher

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593230480
  • ISBN: 0593230485
  • Physical Description: xii, 252 pages : genealogical table ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : The Dial Press, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Read with Jenna"--Cover.
Subject: African American families > Fiction.
Racism against Black people > Fiction.
Racism > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Drawing > Fiction.
Genre: Domestic fiction.
Social problem fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 38 of 40 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 40 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Abington Community Library FICTION STRINGF (Text) 50687011774208 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION STRINGF (Text)
Bookplate: In Memory of William R. and Natalie Henkelman
50686016156924 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F STR (Text) 33240004946151 Display Checked Out 04/13/2024
Bangor Public Library F STR (Text) 75011000374907 Adult Fiction Available -
Boyertown Community Library FC STR BCPL FLOATING COLLECTION (Text) 33249025307947 Fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library FICTION STRINGF (Text) 50688010811983 Adult Fiction Available -
Collinsville Community Library Adults STR Fiction (Text) 34259000550469 Adult Area Available -
Ellwood City Area Public Library FIC Stringfellow (Text) 32102000892014 ECAM Fiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library FIC STRINGFELLOW, TARA M. (Text) 36446002061151 Adult Fiction Available -
Exeter Community Library STR (Text) 33249025329248 Fiction Available -

Summary: "In the summer of 1995, ten-year-old Joan, her mother, and her younger sister flee her father's violence to the only place they have left: her mother's ancestral home in Memphis. Half a century ago, Joan's grandfather built this majestic house for her grandmother--only to be lynched, days after becoming the first Black detective in Memphis, by his all-white police squad. This wasn't the first time violence altered the course of Joan's family's trajectory, and given who lives inside this house now, she knows it won't be the last. When her aunt opens the door, Joan sees the cousin who once brutally assaulted her. Over the next few years, she is determined not just to survive, but to find something to dream for. Longing to become an artist, she pours her rage and grief into sketching portraits of the women in her life--including old Miss Dawn from down the street, who seems to know something about curses"--

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