In 1920s Harlem, sixteen-year-old Mark Purvis, an aspiring jazz
saxophonist, gets a summer job as an errand boy for the publishers of
the groundbreaking African American magazine, "The Crisis," but soon
finds himself on the enemy list of mobster Dutch Shultz.
Awards:
Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, 2008.
Book Details:
Language: eng
Physical Description: 165 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Edition Info: (hardcover)
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