Book Detail
Irene Jennie and the Christmas Masquerade |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Smalls, Irene | Illustrator: Rosales, Melodye | ||||||||
| Title: Irene Jennie and the Christmas Masquerade | Date: 1996 | ||||||||
| Publisher: Little Brown | City: Boston | ||||||||
| ISBN, paperback: 0-316-79878-9 | ISBN, hardback: | ||||||||
Recommended audience: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: | ||||||||
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: | ||||||||
| Picture: Yes | |||||||||
General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): historical fiction, easy reading | |||||||||
HSE Descriptor(s): social studies |
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Summary: |
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| Irene Jennie is missing her parents as Christmas Day approaches in the slave quarters. The wild parade known as the Johnkankus diverts her loneliness and brings her a surprise. | |||||||||
Teaching Ideas: |
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| This book could complement study of holidays/ celebrations, family, or Civil War (slave life). Learners may want to do more research about Johnkankus or the songs that are excerpted in the book. | |||||||||
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