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Puffin Books, 2007-01-03

Liberation of Gabriel King

Liberation of Gabriel King

K L Going, Author

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9780142407660

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Set in 1976 Georgia, this is the poignant story of Gabriel, a white boy who is afraid of everything; his best friend Frita, the only black girl in school; and the summer they learn to face down their fears.
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Facing fears becomes an act of friendship, justice, and bravery in this southern-set story of a boy discovering what it means to stand tall. Honest and deeply affirming.

Keywords and Themes: African American & Black • Bravery • Change • Character • Courage • Emotions & Feelings • Friendship • General • Growth • Historical • Identity • Influence • Justice • Juvenile Fiction • Prejudice & Racism • Respect • Social Themes

Readability • 4.5

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 160

Subjects • Best friends • Friendship • Prejudices • African Americans • Race relations • Self-confidence

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism • Juvenile Fiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | General

Gabriel King was a born chicken. He's afraid of spiders, corpses, loose cows, and just about everything related to the fifth grade. Gabe's best friend, Frita Wilson, thinks Gabe needs some liberating from his fears. Frita knows something about being brave-- she's the only black kid in school in a town with an active Ku Klux Klan. Together Gabe and Frita are going to spend the summer of 1976 facing down the fears on Gabe's list. But it turns out that Frita has her own list, and while she's helping Gabe confront his fears, she's avoiding the thing that scares her the most.
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