The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA
- ISBN-10
- 1524737097
- ISBN-13
- 9781524737092
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019
- Publisher
- Nancy Paulsen Books
- Author
- Brenda Woods
Description
Gabriel, twelve, gains new perspective when he becomes friends with Meriwether, a Black World War II hero who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South.
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