02313cam a2200481 i 4500 1004814322 TxAuBib 20231010120000.0 220625s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781683372028 hardcover 1683372026 hardcover (OCoLC)1332780702 TxAuBib rda Bennett, Brit, author. Meet Claudie : an American girl : 1922 / by Brit Bennett ; [cover design and illustrations by Laura Freeman.]. Middleton, WI : American Girl, [2022] ©2022. 91 pages : color illustrations, ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier American girls collection. American girls collection Claudie Wells is growing up in 1920s Harlem and is in awe of the artists all around her. Her father is a talented baker, her mother is a reporter for a renowned newspaper, and her boardinghouse mates include a jazz singer, cornet player, and painter. Claudie dreams of having a special talent all her own but struggles to find her calling. When an eviction notice threatens her beloved home, Claudie takes a risk to pursue an idea that just might turn things around. Her story is richly illustrated and includes an introduction from the author. Ages 8-12. Grades 3-4. 20231010. African American girls Juvenile fiction. Girls Juvenile fiction. Harlem Renaissance Juvenile fiction. African Americans New York (State) New York Social conditions Juvenile fiction. African American arts New York (State) New York 20th century Juvenile fiction. Eviction Juvenile fiction. Harlem (New York, N.Y) History 20th century Juvenile fiction. Fiction. fast Historical fiction. fast History. fast Juvenile works. fast Historical fiction. fast Freeman, Laura, illustrator. American girls collection. American girls collection.