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Leon's Story (Sunburst Books)
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Leon's Story (Sunburst Books) Paperback - 2000

by Tillage, Leon Walter; Roth, Susan L. [Illustrator]

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"In this riveting autobiography, Baltimore janitor Leon Walter Tillage reflects on his life with all the vitality of a storyteller gathering his audience around him . . . . Roth's dramatic black-and-white collages pay homage to the power of Leon's story, a tale that does more in its gentle way to expose the horrors of racism than most works of fiction ever could."--"Publishers Weekly."

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Square Fish, 2000-09-01. Paperback. Good. 82x5x117.
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Details

  • Title Leon's Story (Sunburst Books)
  • Author Tillage, Leon Walter; Roth, Susan L. [Illustrator]
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 107
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Square Fish
  • Date 2000-09-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0374443300-3-19719243
  • ISBN 9780374443306 / 0374443300
  • Weight 0.24 lbs (0.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 7 x 5.14 x 0.34 in (17.78 x 13.06 x 0.86 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 13 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 8
  • Reading level 970
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1949
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Geographic Orientation: North Carolina
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Civil rights movements - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96043544
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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First line

My name is Leon Walter Tillage.

Media reviews

Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 07/17/2000, Page 198

About the author

Leon Walter Tillage lives in Baltimore, Maryland, where he has worked for thirty years as a custodian at The Park School.

Susan L. Roth's many picture books include Ishi's Tale of Lizard, which was an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. She lives in Great Neck, New York.