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Article: A Little Piece of Sky.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
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- Black Issues Book Review
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
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by Nicole Bailey-Williams Harlem Moon, October 2002 $9.95, ISBN 0-767-91216-0
Nicole Bailey-Williams' compelling debut novel, A Little Piece of Sky, is a welcome addition to contemporary African-American fiction. It's an engaging novel with richly drawn characters.
Song Byrd, an African American girl, lives in a Latino neighborhood in North Philadelphia. Song spends as much time living inside her imagination as she does in the real world. The youngest of four children, Song is frequently left home alone, locked in the bathroom with a determined parade of roaches and rats. Her only solace is the little piece of sky she's able to see through the skylight.