The loud silence of Francine Green
By: by Karen Cushman.
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Conformity -- Juvenile fiction; Catholic schools -- Juvenile fiction; Schools -- Juvenile fiction; Best friends -- Juvenile fiction; Friendship -- Juvenile fiction; Family -- California -- Juvenile fiction; Los Angeles (Calif.) -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction; United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953
Genres: Juvenile fiction
Description: In 1949, thirteen-year-old Francine goes to Catholic school in Los Angeles where she becomes best friends with a girl who questions authority and is frequently punished by the nuns, causing Francine to question her own values.
Notes: 750  Lexile.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 7.0 108302.

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