Rent Party Jazz
- ISBN-10
- 1600603440
- ISBN-13
- 9781600603440
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 30
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-06-01
- Publisher
- Lee & Low Books
- Author
- William Miller
Description
When Sonny's mother loses her job in New Orleans during the Depression, Smilin' Jack, a jazz musician, tells him how to organize a rent party to raise the money they need.
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