Irene and the Big, Fine Nickel

Afther buying a raisin bun with the nickel she finds on the street, seven-year-old Irene, living in 1950s Harlem, New York, must make a decision about friendship.

First sentence: Harlem was a place where nobody locked the door, and you never questioned being black because there were a million people who looked just like you.

Year

1991

Language

English

Publisher

Little Brown and Company

Editions

3

Pages

32

ISBN

9780316798983

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