The Orange Houses (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780142419823)

Tamika Sykes, AKA Mik, is 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 mostly keeps to herself and can shut anyone out with the click of her hearing aid. But then she meets Fatima, a teenage refugee who sells newspapers, and Jimmi, a homeless vet who is shunned by the rest of the community, and her life takes an unexpected turn.

Author: Paul Griffin
ISBN-10: 0142419826
ISBN-13: 9780142419823
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2011
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 130508 / Orange Houses

Award: Florida Teens Read - Nominee