The Mighty Miss Malone

Christopher Paul Curtis

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Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
15 April 2013

General fiction (Children's&YA)

From Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott Kind Award-winner Christopher Paul Curtis comes a heart-wrenching, suspenseful novel of one unforgettable family caught up in the turbulent days of the Depression.

The dramatic and unforgettable story of a girl and a family caught up in the turbulent days of the Depression from Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott Kind Award-winner Christopher Paul Curtis.

""We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful."" This is the motto of Deza Malone's family, but the road is getting rocky.

Deza is the smartest girl in her class, singled out by teachers for a special path in life. But the Great Depression hit Gary, Indiana hard, and there are no jobs for Black men. 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. While Jimmie's beautiful voice inspires him to leave the camp to be a performer, Deza and Mother continue on, clinging to the hope that they will find Father.

The twists and turns of the Malone's journey reveal not only the devastation of the Depression but also the enduring strength of family bonds and the mighty heart of young Deza Malone.

By: Christopher Paul Curtis
Imprint: Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 210g
ISBN: 9780440422143
ISBN 10: 0440422140
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 April 2013
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

CHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award for his bestselling second novel, Bud, Not Buddy. His first novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, was also singled out for many awards, among them a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and has been made into a Hallmark Channel Original Movie. He is also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Christopher Paul Curtis grew up in Flint, Michigan. After high school he began working on the assembly line at the Fisher Body Plant No. 1 while attending the Flint branch of the University of Michigan. He is now a full-time writer. He lives with his family in Windsor, Ontario.

Reviews for The Mighty Miss Malone

Publisher's Weekly Best Children's Book of 2012 Kirkus Reviews Best Teen's Book of 2012 Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, December 15, 2011: “Deza is one great heroine in her own right, a fitting literary companion to Bud Caldwell.” Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, December 12, 2011: “Though the resolution of the family’s crisis is perhaps far-fetched, 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.”