Watts, Jeri Hanel 1957- creator text cb New York Scholastic 2013 First Scholastic printing, September 2013. monographic eng

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183 pages ; 20 cm. "In 1963, as Kizzy Ann prepares for her first year at an integrated school, she worries about the color of her skin, the scar running from the corner of her right eye to the tip of her smile, and whether anyone at the white school will like her. She writes letters to her new teacher in a clear, insistent voice, stating her troubles and asking questions with startling honesty. The new teacher is supportive, but not everyone feels the same, so there is a lot to write about. Her brother, James, is having a far less positive school experience than she is, and the annoying white neighbor boy won't leave her alone. But Shag, her border collie, is her refuge. Even so, opportunity clashes with obstacle. Kizzy Ann knows she and Shag could compete well in the dog trials, but will she be able to enter?"-- Z' 920 Lexile Z' Raz-Plus Jeri Watts. African Americans Fiction Teachers Fiction Schools Fiction Border collies Fiction Dogs Fiction PZ7.W337 Kiz 2012 813.6 9780763658953 (reinforced trade) DLC 230714 20230719074607.0 937 eng