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The Orange Houses Hardback - 2009

by Paul Griffin

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Meet Tamika Sykes - Mik to her friends (if she hadany). She's hearing impaired and way too smartfor her West Bronx high school. She copes by readinglips and selling homework answers, and looksforward to the time each day when she can bealone in her room drawing. She's a tough girl whonever gets close to anyone, until she meets Fatima,a teenage refugee who sells newspapers on Mik'sblock. Both Mik and Fatima unite in their efforts tobefriend Jimmi, a homeless vet who is shunned bythe rest of the community.The events that follow when these three outcastsconverge will break open their close-knit communityand change the lives of those living in the OrangeHouses in explosive and unexpected ways.

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Meet Tamika Sykes?Mik to her friends (if she had any). She?s hearing impaired and way too smart for her West Bronx high school. She copes by reading lips and selling homework answers, and looks forward to the time each day when she can be alone in her room drawing. She?s a tough girl who never gets close to anyone, until she meets Fatima, a teenage refugee who sells newspapers on Mik?s block. Both Mik and Fatima unite in their efforts to befriend Jimmi, a homeless vet who is shunned by the rest of the community.

The events that follow when these three outcasts converge will break open their close-knit community and change the lives of those living in the Orange Houses in explosive and unexpected ways.

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Meet Tamika Sykes?Mik to her friends (if she had any). She's hearing impaired and way too smart for her West Bronx high school. She copes by reading lips and selling homework answers, and looks forward to the time each day when she can be alone in her room drawing. She's a tough girl who never gets close to anyone, until she meets Fatima, a teenage refugee who sells newspapers on Mik's block. Both Mik and Fatima unite in their efforts to befriend Jimmi, a homeless vet who is shunned by the rest of the community.

The events that follow when these three outcasts converge will break open their close-knit community and change the lives of those living in the Orange Houses in explosive and unexpected ways.

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  • Title The Orange Houses
  • Author Paul Griffin
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 147
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dial Books, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2009-06-11
  • ISBN 9780803733466 / 0803733461
  • Weight 0.61 lbs (0.28 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.38 x 5.82 x 0.69 in (21.29 x 14.78 x 1.75 cm)
  • Age range 14 to UP years
  • Grade levels 9 - UP
  • Reading level 610
  • Category Young Adult Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects People with disabilities, Illegal aliens
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008046259
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Paul Griffin lives with his wife and dogs in New York City, just across the river from Mik's neighborhood.
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