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Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2008-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Lee and Low Books Inc
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9781600603440
Lexile
AD820L
Themes
jazz
american history

Rent Party Jazz

Written by William Miller and Illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb
It's the 1930s in New Orleans. Sonny and his mother are barely getting by, and then his mother loses her job. Sonny meets a jazz musician named Smilin Jack, who offers to have a house concert to raise money for their rent. A fun-filled event shows Sonny the power of community.
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Rent Party Jazz Read Aloud by Viola Davis

Actress Viola Davis reads Rent Party Jazz by William Miller. It's the 1930s in New Orleans. Sonny...
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Rent Party Jazz: Teacher Guide

It's the 1930s in New Orleans. Sonny and his mother are barely getting by, and then his mother loses...
MY FAVORITES
Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2008-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Lee and Low Books Inc
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9781600603440
Lexile
AD820L
Themes
jazz
american history
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