The girl who fell from the sky : a novel
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264 pages ; 22 cm.
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English

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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.
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Bellwether Prize for Fiction, 2008.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Durrow, H. W. (2010). The girl who fell from the sky: a novel . Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Durrow, Heidi W., 1969-. 2010. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky: A Novel. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Durrow, Heidi W., 1969-. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky: A Novel Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Durrow, Heidi W. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky: A Novel Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010.

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