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The liberation of Gabriel King

In Georgia during the summer of 1976, Gabriel, a white boy who is being bullied, and Frita, an African American girl who is facing prejudice, decide to overcome their many fears together as they enter fifth grade.

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Main Author:	Going, K. L. (Kelly L.)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2005.
Subjects:	Best friends > Young adult fiction. Friendship > Young adult fiction. Prejudices > Young adult fiction. African Americans > Young adult fiction. Race relations > Young adult fiction. Self-confidence > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:	In Georgia during the summer of 1976, Gabriel, a white boy who is being bullied, and Frita, an African American girl who is facing prejudice, decide to overcome their many fears together as they enter fifth grade.
Physical Description:	151 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	039923991X
Author Notes:	K. L. Going lives with her family in the Hudson Valley area of New York State. Since graduating from college she has worked as an adult literacy tutor, a ticket agent for a major airline, a front desk clerk at a resort hotel, and an assistant in a Manhattan literary agency. She has lived in Maine, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and New York. K.L. is the author of many books, including Fat Kid Rules The World , The Liberation of Gabriel King , and Dog in Charge . Her first novel, Fat Kid Rules the World , was a YALSA Michael L. Printz honor book.