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The stars beneath our feet  Cover Image Book Book

The stars beneath our feet / David Barclay Moore.

Summary:

Unable to celebrate the holidays in the wake of his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting, Lolly Rachpaul struggles to avoid being forced into a gang himself while constructing a fantastically creative LEGO city at the Harlem community center.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781524701246
  • ISBN: 1524701246
  • ISBN: 9781524701253
  • ISBN: 1524701254
  • Physical Description: 294 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.

Content descriptions

Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG.)
Subject: Brothers > Death > Juvenile fiction.
LEGO toys > Juvenile fiction.
Gangs > Juvenile fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers > Death > Fiction.
LEGO toys > Fiction.
Gangs > Fiction.
Brothers > Death.
Gangs.
LEGO toys.
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American.
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Death & Dying.
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction.
New York (State) > New York > Harlem.
Brothers > Death > Juvenile fiction.
Gangs > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Bildungsromans.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Bildungsromans.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Burlington Public Library J MOORE 39851001678540 Children's Chapter Books Copy hold Available -
La Conner Regional Library J FIC MOORE 106447 CHILDREN Copy hold Available -

DAVID BARCLAY MOORE was born and raised in Missouri. After studying creative writing at Iowa State University, film at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and language studies at l’Université de Montpellier in France, David moved to New York City, where he has served as communications coordinator for Geoffrey Canada’s Harlem Children’s Zone and communications manager for Quality Services for the Autism Community. He has received grants from the Ford Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, Yaddo, and the Wellspring Foundation. He was also a semi-finalist for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. David now lives, works, and explores in Brooklyn, N.Y. You can follow him online at DavidBarclayMoore.com, on Twitter at @dbarclaymoore, and on Instagram at dbarclaymoore.


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