![]() |a New York (State) |x History |y 20th century |v Juvenile fiction. |a Louis, Joe, |d 1914-1981 |v Juvenile fiction. : Bird in a Box (9780316074025) by Pinkney, Andrea Davis and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great. ![]() |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-274). |a In 1936, three children meet at the Mercy Home for Negro Orphans in New York State, and while not all three are orphans, they are all dealing with grief and loss which together, along with the help of a sympathetic staff member and the boxing matches of Joe Louis, they manage to overcome. ![]() ![]() |a Bird in a box / |c by Andrea Davis Pinkney. ![]()
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