Open the Unusual Door: True Life Stories of Challenge, Adventure, and Success by Black Americans

Sometimes life offers us chances to change our direction. These opportunities can be obvious, but many times they come as a surprise and, if we're not paying close attention, we can miss the door leading to change. All of the authors in this inspiring collection took advantage of the hand they were dealt--a chance to triumph, make a comeback, or, in some cases, simply survive. Barbara Summers has selected an intriguing collection of autobiographical essays and edited them into a thought-provoking anthology that teaches us how to recognize the right door, open it, and find the strength to walk through it.

Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 11/01/2005
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 7.08h x 5.00w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780618585311
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.7
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 101691 / Open the Unusual Door: True Life Stories of Challenge, Adventure, and Success by Black Americans


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 12/01/2005 pg. 175
PW Notes and Reprints 01/09/2006 pg. 56
Booklist 01/01/2006 pg. 79
Kliatt 03/01/2006 pg. 36
Multicultural Review 10/01/2006 pg. 102

About the Author
Summers, Barbara: - Barbara Summers' published work includes Black and Beautiful: How Women of Color Changed the Fashion Industry. She edited I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed, as well.