When the Black Girl Sings

Name: When the Black Girl Sings
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ISBN: 9781416939955

ISBN-10: 1416939954

ISBN-13: 9781416939955

Edition: 2007

Authors: Bill Wright, Bil Wright

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Lahni Schuler is the only black student at her private prep school. She's also the adopted child of two loving, but white, parents who are on the road to divorce. Struggling to comfort her mother and angry with her dad, Lahni feels more and more alone. But when Lahni and her mother attend a local church one Sunday, Lahni hears the amazing gospel choir, and her life takes an unexpected turn. It so happens that one of Lahni's teachers, Mr. Faringhelli, has nominated her for a talent competition, and she is expected to perform a song in front of the whole school. Lahni decides to join the church choir to help her become a better singer. But what starts out as a way to practice singing becomes…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Publication date: 1/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Bil Wrightis the author of the highly acclaimedSunday You Learn How to Box.His poetry and short fiction appear in several anthologies, includingShade, Black Like Us, The Road Before Us,andBlack Silk.He lives in New York City.