Buy Jericho Walls Book by Kristi Collier - Bookswagon
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Children's Books > Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories > General, modern and contemporary fiction > Jericho Walls
Jericho Walls

Jericho Walls


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

Set in 1957, Jericho Walls is an unforgettable and inspiring novel about the power of friendship for a young girl growing up amid racism. "I woke early that first Sunday in Jericho. The sun was barely a stain in the sky, but the air was hot and clammy. My nightgown stuck to my skin. I padded to the bathroom and splashed my face with cold water. My stomach clenched in a queasy ball . . . I'd keep myself out of trouble in Jericho, I promised myself. I'd do all the right things and make lots of good friends and no one would care a whit about my being a preacher's daughter." Jo Clawson isn't the boy her father wanted, and she's not the "young lady" her neighbors expect of the preacher's daughter, either. But even though Jo doesn't always meet the expectations of the people around her, she still longs to fit in. When she and her family leave their northern home for the small southern town of Jericho, Alabama, Jo might finally stop picking fights and settle in right. But when Jo befriends a young black boy, she discovers that "fitting in" is about a lot more than proper manners or a smart outfit. Suddenly she's faced with a new set of questions that call up her own values. Maybe some fights are worth picking, after all.

About the Author :
Kristi Collier has had short stories published in several literary journals. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her husband and young daughter. Jericho Walls is her first novel.

Review :
"Jo's rejection of the weight of racism, rather than the initial fact of it creates a realistic, but seldom articulated, Southern setting of fifty years ago." -"The Horn Book"" A Junior Library Guild Selection An IRA Notable Book Winner of the Josette Frank Award for fiction from the Bank Street College of Education "Smithsonian Magazine "Best Children's Books of 2002 Praise for "Jericho Walls: " An IRA Notable BookWinner of the Josette Frank Award for fiction from the Bank Street College of Education "Smithsonian Magazine "Best Children's Books of 2002 A Junior Library Guild Selection "As with the best historical fiction, this breathes life into an important era in US history. . . [A] promising debut." --"Kirkus" "[A] convincing portrait of the kinds of local and personal battles that eventually culminated in the larger fights for civil rights." --"The Bulletin " "Jo's rejection of the weight of racism, rather than the initial fact of it...creates a realistic, but seldom articulated, Southern setting of fifty years ago." -"The Horn Book" An IRA Notable BookWinner of the Josette Frank Award for fiction from the Bank Street College of Education "Smithsonian Magazine "Best Children's Books of 2002 A Junior Library Guild Selection "As with the best historical fiction, this breathes life into an important era in US history. . . [A] promising debut." --"Kirkus" "[A] convincing portrait of the kinds of local and personal battles that eventually culminated in the larger fights for civil rights." --"The Bulletin " "Jo's rejection of the weight of racism, rather than the initial fact of it...creates a realistic, but seldom articulated, Southern setting of fifty years ago." -"The Horn Book" As with the best historical fiction, this breathes life into an important era in US history. . . [A] promising debut. "Kirkus" [A] convincing portrait of the kinds of local and personal battles that eventually culminated in the larger fights for civil rights. "The Bulletin" Jo's rejection of the weight of racism, rather than the initial fact of it creates a realistic, but seldom articulated, Southern setting of fifty years ago. "The Horn Book"" As with the best historical fiction, this breathes life into an important era in US history. . . [A] promising debut. Kirkus [A] convincing portrait of the kinds of local and personal battles that eventually culminated in the larger fights for civil rights. The Bulletin Jo's rejection of the weight of racism, rather than the initial fact of it creates a realistic, but seldom articulated, Southern setting of fifty years ago. The Horn Book "


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781429923347
  • Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
  • Publisher Imprint: Henry Holt & Company
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1429923342
  • Publisher Date: 06 Mar 2007
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 224


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Jericho Walls
Henry Holt & Company -
Jericho Walls
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Jericho Walls

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    Fresh on the Shelf


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!