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"Jordan is a wizard at capturing vernacular in both conventional forms and his own invention." -- Black Issues Book Review In 1936, teenager MacNolia Cox became the first African American finalist in the National Spelling Bee Competition. Supposedly prevented from winning, the precocious child who dreamed of becoming a doctor was changed irrevocably. Her story, told in a poignant nonlinear narrative, illustrates the power of a pivotal moment in a life.

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Macnolia, A. Van Jordan

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Rok wydania
2005
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Tytuł
Macnolia
Język
angielski
Rok wydania
2005
Oprawa
miękka
Liczba stron
144
ISBN10
0393327647
ISBN13
9780393327649
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Ocena
4,25 z 5
Opis
"Jordan is a wizard at capturing vernacular in both conventional forms and his own invention." -- Black Issues Book Review In 1936, teenager MacNolia Cox became the first African American finalist in the National Spelling Bee Competition. Supposedly prevented from winning, the precocious child who dreamed of becoming a doctor was changed irrevocably. Her story, told in a poignant nonlinear narrative, illustrates the power of a pivotal moment in a life.