num_pages: 32
description: Ringgold has fashioned a poignant fictional story about eight-year-old Cassie, who dreams that she can claim the George Washington Bridge (and freedom and wealth) by soaring above the city; she can even own the Union Building that her skillful father helped to build--though he is out of work because he is denied membership in the union. "Beautiful, innovative, and full of the joy of one unconquerable soul."--Kirkus, pointer review. A Caldecott Honor book; winner of the Coretta Scott King award for illustration; ALA Notable Book.
language: English
title: Tar Beach
titlecomplete: Tar Beach
genres: Fantasy, Cultural, Picture Books, Childrens, African American, Family, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Art, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 8980
places: Harlem, New York City, New York
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Caldecott Medal, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Illustrator, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Ezra Jack Keats Book Award
category: New Writer
publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)