Toning the Sweep
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 1993 · Est. 2.5 hour read

Toning the Sweep

Written by Angela Johnson

Three women, three truths. Can they bridge the gaps of racism and family secrets?

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112 pages· 22,226 words· Est. 2.5 hour read· 760L
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Bookroo's summary

Three generations of African American women grapple with hidden truths that bind and divide them. As they confront racism, murder, and family secrets, their intertwined destinies reveal the power of understanding and forgiveness. Will they uncover the truths that could heal or shatter their bonds forever?

From the publisher

Angela Johnson’s Coretta Scott King Award winning novel that traces three generations of African American women as they learn one another’s truths.Three generations of African American women, each holding on to a separate truth. Their story – encompassing racism and murder as well as the family commonplaces that make a life – is one that readers will never forget.

Awards

Coretta Scott King Award (1994)
At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
112
Words
22,226
Reading age
10–13
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
760L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.7
F&P level
~R
AR points
3
AR interest level
UG
AR quiz
8593
Publication
Published
August 1, 1994
First published
January 1, 1993
Publisher
Scholastic Paperbacks
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780590481427
LCCN
92034062
OCLC
30847029

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