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Zeke, a nine-year-old boy with a lame leg, lives five flights up in a house in Harlem and amuses himself by looking out the windows. When the Jazz Man with his wonderful music moves into a room across the court, Zeke's life takes on new meaning--until trouble comes in the form of near... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Zeke: a nine-year-old boy with a lame leg
- Jazz Man: Add a description of this character.
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First Sentence edit
This is the story of a boy named Zeke, who lived on the topmost floor of a big old brownstone house in Harlem, U. S. A.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mary Hays Weik (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Ann Grifalconi (Illustrator) - woodcuts
Awards edit
- Newbery Honor Book (1967)
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Issues › Special Needs › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Multicultural Stories › African-American
- Books › Health, Mind & Body › Personal Health › Children's Health › Special Needs Children
- Books › Children's Books › Issues › Multiculturalism
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Explore the World
- Books › Children's Books › Literature
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
- Books › Teens › Social Issues
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