Keisha Discovers Harlem (Keisha's Adventures Series) - Hardcover

Lewis, Zoe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1575131447 ISBN 13: 9781575131443

Publisher: Magic Attic Pr, 1998

Synopsis

While trying to find a topic for her school assignment, Keisha visits Ellie's attic and discovers the excitement of the music and writing that flourished among African Americans in Harlem during the 1920s

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-5-Three girls each find adventure when they open an old clothes trunk in a neighbor's attic. When each child puts on an article of clothing (a different one each time the trunk is opened), she is suddenly transported to the period or place of the costume. In the first book, Alison, who is struggling with the challenges of dyslexia, puts on a life jacket that plunges her into a leadership experience while white-water rafting. Next, Megan dons a tunic and finds herself in ancient Greece; there, she learns about the place of women in that society and helps her "cousin" solve a mystery involving a temple. Finally, Keisha, trying to think of the perfect history-project topic, puts on a flapper outfit and finds herself a part of the Harlem Renaissance. Each of these outings teaches a lesson to the youngster involved. Easy to read, full of familiar characters who have pleasant experiences, and illustrated with full-color paintings, these brief novels are reassuring reading. By no means great literature, they still fill a need for girls who are developing their reading skills.
Anne Connor, Los Angeles Public Library
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Magic Attic Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1575131447
• ISBN 13: 9781575131443
• Binding: Hardcover