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Ola Shakes It Up

By Joanne Hyppolite
Illustrated by Warren Chang

By Joanne Hyppolite
Illustrated by Warren Chang

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Apr 02, 2009 | ISBN 9780307539052 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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About Ola Shakes It Up

Moving? When Ola Benson’s family leaves Roxbury in Boston to a house in the suburbs, Ola is sure her parents have made a big mistake.  What on Earth are they doing in Walcott–a historic, stuck-up town where the Bensons are the only black family?

True, there are a few good things about the move: Mama and Daddy have better jobs.  They have a bigger house, big enough to offer a home to Lillian, a Haitian refugee.  But the house is in a “cooperative community” with a million rules: No kids outside after dark.  No playing in the street.  No jumping in the leaves.  No fun.

Well, if Ola’s stuck in Walcott, she’ll make it a place where she can feel at home.  Ola the undaunted comes up with plan after plan, including Operation Pretend I Belong Here and Operation Smile If It Kills You.  Finally she hits upon the superspecial can’t miss plan: Operation Shake It Up.

Joanne Hyppolite celebrates community, cooperation, and family life in a warm and realistic story with an irrepressible heroine.

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About Joanne Hyppolite

Joanne Hyppolite was born in Haiti in 1969. Her family settled in the United States when she was four years old, and she grew up in Boston. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in creative writing… More about Joanne Hyppolite

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Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

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Published by Yearling
Apr 02, 2009 | 176 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780307539052

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