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Category : Manufacturing industries
Languages : en
Pages : 856
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Call Me Athena
Author: Colby Cedar Smith
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1524873977
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
This enchanting novel in verse captures one young woman’s struggle for independence, equality, and identity as the daughter of Greek and French immigrants in tumultuous 1930s Detroit. Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit is a beautifully written novel in verse loosely based on author Colby Cedar Smith’s paternal grandmother. The story follows Mary as the American-born daughter of Greek and French immigrants living in Detroit in the 1930s, creating a historically accurate portrayal of life as an immigrant during the Great Depression, hunger strikes, and violent riots. Mary lives in a tiny apartment with her immigrant parents, her brothers, and her twin sister, and she questions why her parents ever came to America. She yearns for true love, to own her own business, and to be an independent, modern American woman—much to the chagrin of her parents, who want her to be a “good Greek girl.” Mary’s story is peppered with flashbacks to her parents’ childhoods in Greece and northern France; their stories connect with Mary as they address issues of arranged marriage, learning about independence, and yearning to grow beyond one’s own culture. Though Call Me Athena is written from the perspective of three profoundly different narrators, it has a wide-reaching message: It takes courage to fight for tradition and heritage, as well as freedom, love, and equality.
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1524873977
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
This enchanting novel in verse captures one young woman’s struggle for independence, equality, and identity as the daughter of Greek and French immigrants in tumultuous 1930s Detroit. Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit is a beautifully written novel in verse loosely based on author Colby Cedar Smith’s paternal grandmother. The story follows Mary as the American-born daughter of Greek and French immigrants living in Detroit in the 1930s, creating a historically accurate portrayal of life as an immigrant during the Great Depression, hunger strikes, and violent riots. Mary lives in a tiny apartment with her immigrant parents, her brothers, and her twin sister, and she questions why her parents ever came to America. She yearns for true love, to own her own business, and to be an independent, modern American woman—much to the chagrin of her parents, who want her to be a “good Greek girl.” Mary’s story is peppered with flashbacks to her parents’ childhoods in Greece and northern France; their stories connect with Mary as they address issues of arranged marriage, learning about independence, and yearning to grow beyond one’s own culture. Though Call Me Athena is written from the perspective of three profoundly different narrators, it has a wide-reaching message: It takes courage to fight for tradition and heritage, as well as freedom, love, and equality.
Lansing City Directories
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Category : DeWitt (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 826
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Category : DeWitt (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 826
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Michigan State Gazetteer and Business Directory for ...
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Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 742
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Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 742
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Detroit City Directory...also a Classified Business Directory of Windsor, Walkerville, Ford and Sandwich, Ontario...
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Category : Birmingham (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Category : Birmingham (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Detroit City Directory ... Also a Classified Business Directory of Windsor, Ont
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Category : Detroit
Languages : en
Pages : 766
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Category : Detroit
Languages : en
Pages : 766
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Michigan Manufacturers Directory
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Category : Manufacturing industries
Languages : en
Pages : 856
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Category : Manufacturing industries
Languages : en
Pages : 856
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Bureau Publication ...
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Category : Child welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Category : Child welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Michigan Purchasing Directory
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Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1564
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Includes subject section, name section, and 1968-1970, technical reports.
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1564
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Includes subject section, name section, and 1968-1970, technical reports.
Houghton County Directories
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Category : Houghton County (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1370
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Category : Houghton County (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1370
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