Bibliograph

Call me Athena, girl from Detroit, a novel in verse, Colby Cedar Smith

Type

Label

Call me Athena, girl from Detroit, a novel in verse, Colby Cedar Smith

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-562)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Grades 7-9

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Call me Athena, girl from Detroit

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1263176931

Responsibility statement

Colby Cedar Smith

Sub title

a novel in verse

Summary

Detroit, 1930s. Mary, the American-born daughter of Greek and French immigrants, lives in a tiny apartment with her parents, her brothers, and her twin sister. She questions why her parents ever came to America, while yearning for true love, to own her own business, and to be an independent, modern American woman. Flashbacks to her parents' childhoods connect their stories with Mary's: issues of arranged marriage, learning about independence, and yearning to grow beyond one's own culture. -- adapted from back cover

Target audience

adolescent

Classification