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The Liberation of Gabriel King

By K. L. Going

By K. L. Going

By K. L. Going

By K. L. Going

By K. L. Going
Read by Robert Keefe

By K. L. Going
Read by Robert Keefe

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Jun 28, 2005 | 181 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About The Liberation of Gabriel King

    Gabriel King was a born chicken. He’s afraid of spiders, corpses, loose cows, and just about everything related to the fifth grade. Gabe’s best friend, Frita Wilson, thinks Gabe needs some liberating from his fears. Frita knows something about being brave— she’s the only black kid in school in a town with an active Ku Klux Klan. Together Gabe and Frita are going to spend the summer of 1976 facing down the fears on Gabe’s list. But it turns out that Frita has her own list, and while she’s helping Gabe confront his fears, she’s avoiding the thing that scares her the most.

    About The Liberation of Gabriel King

    Gabriel King is afraid of everything: spiders, the rope swing over the lake, andmost of all, going to fifth grade.

    Frita Wilson, his best friend, decides Gabriel needs some liberating from his fears, so they make a list and plan to tackle each one. But one of the reasons Frita is so determined to help Gabe is that she needs his help too. Hollowell, Georgia in 1976 isn’t exactly the most integrated place, and Frita’s the only black student in school in a town with an active Ku Klux Klan.

    About The Liberation of Gabriel King

    Gabriel King believes he was born chicken. He’s afraid of spiders, corpses, loose cows, and just about everything related to the fifth grade. If it’s a choice between graduating or staying in the fourth grade forever, he’s going to stay put–only his best friend, Frita Wilson, won’t hear of it.
    “Gabe,” says Frita, “we got to do something about you.” When Frita makes up her mind, she’s like a locomotive–there’s no stopping her. “First, you’re going to make a list. Write down everything you’re afraid of.”
    Gabe’s list is a lot longer than he’d like Frita to know. Plus, he can’t quite figure out how tackling his fears will make him brave. Surely jumping off the rope swing over the catfish pond can only lead to certain death . . . but maybe Frita knows what she’s doing. It turns out she’s got her own list, and while she’s watching Gabe face all his fears, she’s avoiding the fear that scares her the most.
    With wisdom and clarity, K. L. Going explores the nature of fear in what should be an idyllic summer for two friends from different backgrounds. For them, living in a small town in Georgia with an active Ku Klux Klan, the summer of 1976 is a momentous one. It’s the summer they discover what courage is all about.

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    About K. L. Going

    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… More about K. L. Going

    About K. L. Going

    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… More about K. L. Going

    About K. L. Going

    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… More about K. L. Going

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $6.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Mar 01, 2007 | 160 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780142407660

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Mar 01, 2007 | 160 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781101657539

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Audiobooks | Children’s Picture Books

    Audiobook Download | $13.50
    Published by Listening Library (Audio)
    Jun 28, 2005 | 181 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780307245540

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    Exquisitely drawn. (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

    Strong voice, lively dialogue, humor and important themes make this a winner. (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

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