Bird in a box

Description:

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. Includes author's notes.

subjects: Orphans,  Fiction,  Grief,  Orphanages,  African Americans,  History,  Juvenile fiction,  Children's fiction,  Orphanages, fiction,  Orphans, fiction,  Grief, fiction,  African americans, fiction,  New york (state), history, fiction,  United states, fiction,  Short stories

People: Joe Louis (1914-1981)

Places: New York (State)

Times: 20th century