Last Days in Africville
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On the shores of Bedford Basin in Halifax, 12-year-old Selina Palmer is growing up in the community of Africville in the 1960s. Struggling with what it means to be the only black student in her Grade 6 class, Selina takes comfort in the fact that every day she goes home to a loving and vibrant neighbourhood, where friends and family accept her as she is. But ugly rumours are starting to surface about the fate of Africville…
Subjects
Subjects
Africville (Halifax, N.S.) -- Fiction
Africville (Halifax Regional Municipality, N.S.) -- Juvenile fiction
Canada
Communities
Communities -- Fiction
Electronic books
Fiction
Geography
Geography -- Fiction
Grandmothers
Grandmothers -- Fiction
Nova Scotia -- Social conditions -- Fiction
Nova Scotia -- Social conditions -- Juvenile fiction
People
People -- Fiction
Racism
Racism -- Fiction
Social conditions
Themes
Themes -- Fiction
Africville (Halifax Regional Municipality, N.S.) -- Juvenile fiction
Canada
Communities
Communities -- Fiction
Electronic books
Fiction
Geography
Geography -- Fiction
Grandmothers
Grandmothers -- Fiction
Nova Scotia -- Social conditions -- Fiction
Nova Scotia -- Social conditions -- Juvenile fiction
People
People -- Fiction
Racism
Racism -- Fiction
Social conditions
Themes
Themes -- Fiction
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9781554885619
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| Grouping Title | last days in africville |
| Grouping Author | dorothy perkyns |
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| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-05-02 22:24:25PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-07-03 23:01:27PM |
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On the shores of Bedford Basin in Halifax, 12-year-old Selina Palmer is growing up in the community of Africville in the 1960s. Struggling with what it means to be the only black student in her Grade 6 class, Selina takes comfort in the fact that every day she goes home to a loving and vibrant neighbourhood, where friends and family accept her as she is. But ugly rumours are starting to surface about the fate of Africville…
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Africville (Halifax Regional Municipality, N.S.) -- Juvenile fiction
Africville (Halifax, N.S.) -- Fiction
Canada
Communities -- Fiction
Electronic books
Fiction
Geography -- Fiction
Grandmothers -- Fiction
Nova Scotia -- Social conditions -- Fiction
Nova Scotia -- Social conditions -- Juvenile fiction
People -- Fiction
Racism -- Fiction
Themes -- Fiction
Africville (Halifax, N.S.) -- Fiction
Canada
Communities -- Fiction
Electronic books
Fiction
Geography -- Fiction
Grandmothers -- Fiction
Nova Scotia -- Social conditions -- Fiction
Nova Scotia -- Social conditions -- Juvenile fiction
People -- Fiction
Racism -- Fiction
Themes -- Fiction
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Last Days in Africville
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Last Days in Africville
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Communities
Electronic books
Geography
Grandmothers
People
Racism
Social conditions
Themes
Electronic books
Geography
Grandmothers
People
Racism
Social conditions
Themes
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