The girl who fell from the sky : a novel
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After a family tragedy orphans her, Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., moves into her grandmother's mostly black community in the 1980s, where she must swallow her grief and confront her identity as a biracial woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white.
- After a family tragedy orphans her, Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., moves into her grandmother's mostly black community in the 1980s, where she must swallow her grief and confront her identity as a biracial woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white.
- Awards: Bellwether Prize for Fiction, 2008.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Durrow, H. W. (2010). The girl who fell from the sky: a novel. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Durrow, Heidi W., 1969-. 2010. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky: A Novel. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Durrow, Heidi W., 1969-, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky: A Novel. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)Durrow, Heidi W. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky: A Novel. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010. Print.
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