Whistling past the graveyard / Susan Crandall.
Determined to get to Nashville to find her mother in 1963, nine-year-old spitfire Starla Claudelle runs away from her strict grandmother's Mississippi home, eventually accepting a ride from a Eula, a black woman traveling alone with a white baby.
Record details
- ISBN: 1476707723
- ISBN: 9781476707723
- ISBN: 9781476740041
- Physical Description: 308 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Gallery Book edition
- Publisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2013.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "A novel"--Jacket.
- With Note:
- MARCIVE 8/1/13
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.5 15 171634.
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- Subject:
- Friendship > Fiction.
Girls > Mississippi > Fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Race relations > Mississippi > Fiction.
Runaway children > Fiction.
Friendships.
Girls.
Mississippi > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Mississippi > Race relations > Fiction. - Genre:
- Coming-of-age fiction
Road fiction.
Available copies
- 46 of 50 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 2 current holds with 50 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | F CRANDALL (Text) | 33114017332347 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/11/2026 |
| Andrews Public Library | F CRA (Text) | 80605000809789 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Angier Public Library | F Cra (Text) | 33632002207745 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Crandall (Text)
Digital Bookplate:
In memory of Diane Preston by James, Kate, Mari, Robin, & Frances Tharin.
|
540191010090723 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/14/2026 |
| Cleveland County Main Library | F CRANDALL (Text) | 22281500065580 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | F CRANDALL (Text) | 31781041678119 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | F CRA (Text) | 31250200043954 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | F CRA (Text) | 0020509937726 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | Fic (Text) | 31554009672667 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | FIC Crandall, Susan (Text) | 0112519868387 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Accessibility Features
Summary:
Determined to get to Nashville to find her mother in 1963, nine-year-old spitfire Starla Claudelle runs away from her strict grandmother's Mississippi home, eventually accepting a ride from a Eula, a black woman traveling alone with a white baby.
