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Where you belong

by Mary Ann McGuigan · 1997

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In 1963, when thirteen-year-old Fiona runs away from home and ends up reunited with her former classmate Yolanda in an all-black neighborhood of the Bronx, their interracial friendship gives rise to both comfort and controversy.

Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thisraceraceMore like thisLess of this
Setting
New YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 171 pages

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