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The Liberation of Gabriel King
Contributor(s): Going, K. L. (Author)

ISBN: 0142407666 ISBN-13: 9780142407660
Publisher: Puffin Books

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2007
Annotation: Set in 1976 Georgia, this is the poignant story of Gabriel, a white boy who is afraid of everything; his best friend Frita, the only black girl in school; and the summer they learn to face down their fears.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism

Dewey: FIC

Age Level: 8-12

Grade Level: 3-7

Lexile Measure: 780(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.17" W x 7.77" L (0.29 lbs) 160 pages

Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
- Cultural Region - South
- Geographic Orientation - Georgia
- Chronological Period - 1970's

Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents

Awards: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2010

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/19/2007 pg. 67

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 89128
Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Gabriel King was a born chicken. He's afraid of spiders, corpses, loose cows, and just about everything related to the fifth grade. Gabe's best friend, Frita Wilson, thinks Gabe needs some liberating from his fears. Frita knows something about being brave-- she's the only black kid in school in a town with an active Ku Klux Klan. Together Gabe and Frita are going to spend the summer of 1976 facing down the fears on Gabe's list. But it turns out that Frita has her own list, and while she's helping Gabe confront his fears, she's avoiding the thing that scares her the most.

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