A Newbery Honor-winning author (The Watsons Go to Birmingham) delivers a heart-wrenching, suspenseful novel of one unforgettable family caught up in the turbulent days of the Great Depression. -- Publishers Weekly, Starred.
Some readers will feel they are due a bit of happiness; others will be struck by how little has changed in 75 years for the nation\'s have-nots. . . . -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Curtis threads important bits of African-American history throughout the narrative. a fitting literary companion to Bud Caldwell. . . . -- The Wall Street Journal The fluidity of the writing, the strong sense of place and time combined with well-drawn characters will captivate and delight.
Witty and moving .
The twists and turns of their story reveal the devastation of the Depression and prove that Deza truly is the Mighty Miss Malone.
Jimmie\'s beautiful voice inspires him to leave the camp to be a performer, while Deza and Mother find a new home, and cling to the hope that they will find Father.
When her beloved father leaves to find work, Deza, Mother, and her older brother Jimmie go in search of him, and end up in a Hooverville outside Flint, Michigan.
But the Great Depression has hit Gary hard, and there are no jobs for black men.
Deza is the smartest girl in her class in Gary, Indiana, singled out by teachers for a special path in life.
We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful is the motto of Deza Malone\'s family.
This is her story.
In the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning Bud, Not Buddy, Bud met a girl named Deza Malone in a Hooverville.
A Newbery Honor-winning author (The Watsons Go to Birmingham) delivers a heart-wrenching, suspenseful novel of one unforgettable family caught up in the turbulent days of the Great Depression
