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Not home

by Ann Grifalconi · 1995

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When their mother has to go into the hospital, two brothers are sent to a church home, where Tommy not only feels responsible for his younger brother but also is drawn to a boy who is dying of tuberculosis.

Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisbrothersbrothersMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 136 pages

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