A Girl Called Boy [Paperback]

Belinda Hurmence (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

A pampered young African-American girl finds herself mysteriously transported back in time to the days of slavery.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Annoyed with her father for constantly bragging about his ancestors, an 11-year-old black girl learns some interesting truths when she is transported back to the year 1853. Ages 8-11.
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Review

"A strong, unusual tale of time travel with a young black girl into the slavery past she rejects in the present." Kirkus Reviews with Pointers

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Sandpiper (January 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395556988
• ISBN-13: 978-0395556986
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,043,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars O BOY, March 20, 2002

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J.Walker & Stan Dupp (Lungpuddle, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Girl Called Boy (School & Library Binding)

The story "A Girl Called Boy" is about a young eleven-year-old black girl that hates her name. She disslikes her name because it's innitials spell "BOY" (Blanche Overtha Yancey). She also disslikes her name on the account that it is a direct connectionwith traditional names that her ancesters, whom were bonded in slavery, had. She thinks that her family's traditional past is a weakness for her.
One day though, her entire world changes; she gets lost in the mountain forest of North Carolina. while wandering around she gets caught in the space-time continuum and is sent back to the 1850's. It's a story about embracing who you are by repecting the heritage of which you are made. It's a great book; I recommend it!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It was HORRIBLE!! Margaret, June 14, 1999

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This review is from: A Girl Called Boy (Paperback)

This book was terribly confusing. I read in 5th grade, and since, they have takenit out and it was replaced with another book. I wouldn't suggest this book to anyone who isn't an adult.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Girl Called Boy- not that bad, May 26, 2000

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Julia (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Girl Called Boy (Paperback)

This is a kind of interesting book and it's on the easy reading level- so if you're looking for a book for a book report- it's just perfect. Actually, I don't think that a theme of a book is slavery because a conclusion Overtha came to- was that you can make things happen. The things I don't like about this book is that Berlinda Hurmence found a nice title for her book, but it doesn't say anything about its theme and the author could create a different ending- ending where Boy meets all her friends in the 20th century that she wouldn't have to lose them forever.