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Call Me Athena - Girl from Detroit (Paperback)
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Call Me Athena - Girl from Detroit (Paperback)
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List price R404
Loot Price R337
Discovery Miles 3 370
You Save R67 (17%)
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This enchanting novel in verse captures one young woman's struggle
for independence, equality, and identity as the daughter of Greek
and French immigrants in tumultuous 1930s Detroit. Call Me Athena:
Girl from Detroit is a beautifully written novel in verse loosely
based on author Colby Cedar Smith's paternal grandmother. The story
follows Mary as the American-born daughter of Greek and French
immigrants living in Detroit in the 1930s, creating a historically
accurate portrayal of life as an immigrant during the Great
Depression, hunger strikes, and violent riots. Mary lives in a tiny
apartment with her immigrant parents, her brothers, and her twin
sister, and she questions why her parents ever came to America. She
yearns for true love, to own her own business, and to be an
independent, modern American woman-much to the chagrin of her
parents, who want her to be a "good Greek girl." Mary's story is
peppered with flashbacks to her parents' childhoods in Greece and
northern France; their stories connect with Mary as they address
issues of arranged marriage, learning about independence, and
yearning to grow beyond one's own culture. Though Call Me Athena is
written from the perspective of three profoundly different
narrators, it has a wide-reaching message: It takes courage to
fight for tradition and heritage, as well as freedom, love, and
equality.
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