Drummers of Jericho

by Carolyn Meyer

Paperback, 1995

Status

Available

Call number

FIC MEY YA

Genres

Collection

Young Adult

Publication

HMH Books for Young Readers (1995), Edition: 1, Paperback, 320 pages

Description

A fourteen-year-old Jewish girl goes to live with her father and stepmother in a small town and soon finds herself the center of a civil rights battle when she objects to the high school band marching in the formation of a cross.

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A fourteen-year-old Jewish girl goes to live with her father and stepmother in a small town and soon finds herself the center of a civil rights battle when she objects to the high school band marching in the formation of a cross.

Subjects

Friendship Fiction
Jews United States Fiction
Prejudices Fiction
Stepfamilies Fiction

Awards

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Winner — 1995)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 1997)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 1996)
ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (Multicultural Fiction — 1997)
Tayshas High School Reading List (1997)

Language

English

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