SHUTTERED WINDOWS. by Means, Florence Crannell (1891-1980)

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SHUTTERED WINDOWS.

Edition: Early printing.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1938) dj. Hardcover - An appealing young adult novel by this award-winning author who was one of the first writers of juvenile literature to focus on minority groups, in an attempt to increase understanding among all readers. This tells the story of a 16-year old African American girl, accustomed to life in Minneapolis who goes to live with her mysterious great grandmother on an island off the cost of South Carolina. A Black Boston educator writing in 1940 commented after reading this book (which she was unable to put down) "Here is a courageous writer who is working towards a better type of literature about my race . . . She has handled the story with such grace as to make it appealing not only to young Negro girls, but to all girls." Illustrated by Armstrong Sperry with a frontispiece and seven internal glossy plates. 206 pp.

Condition: Ex-library (as most copies are) in gray cloth with brown lettering and with the usual markings and a tape repaired front hinge in a dust jacket with edgewear and two chips to the front cover (original price of $3.50 still present)

Book ID: 86318
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