Kizzy Ann Stamps

Resource Information

The work Kizzy Ann Stamps represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Hamilton-Wenham Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Kizzy Ann Stamps

Statement of responsibility

Jeri Watts

Creator

• Watts, Jeri Hanel, 1957-

Subject

• African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
• Dogs -- Fiction
• Dogs -- Juvenile fiction
• Girls -- Fiction
• Girls -- Juvenile fiction
• African Americans -- Fiction
• Race relations -- Fiction
• Race relations -- Juvenile fiction
• Historical fiction

Genre

• Historical fiction
• Juvenile fiction
• Fiction

Language

eng

Summary

"In 1963, as Kizzy Ann prepares for her first year at an integrated school, she worries about the color of her skin, the scar running from the corner of her right eye to the tip of her smile, and whether anyone at the white school will like her. She writes letters to her new teacher in a clear, insistent voice, stating her troubles and asking questions with startling honesty. The new teacher is supportive, but not everyone feels the same, so there is a lot to write about. Her brother, James, is having a far less positive school experience than she is, and the annoying white neighbor boy won't leave her alone. But Shag, her border collie, is her refuge. Even so, opportunity clashes with obstacle. Kizzy Ann knows she and Shag could compete well in the dog trials, but will she be able to enter?"-- ǂc Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

BTCTA

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 8-12

Literary form

fiction

Target audience

pre adolescent