The Mighty Miss Malone

from bell7

Deza Malone is a verbose and intelligent young lady who dreams of writing and is part of a close-knit black family living in Gary, Indiana. But the Depression has her father, along with most black men in their town, out of work, and the family soon finds themselves making huge sacrifices to make ...

from BookConcierge

In Bud, Not Buddy, Bud met a precocious girl at a camp next to a railroad track near Flint, Michigan. That girl was Deza Malone and this is her story. It's the Great Depression, and times are hard in Gary, Indiana, where the Malone family lives. Mr Malone has a hard time finding work; the few job...

from delphica

Three and half stars? Four? I liked this book, but I was always aware it was a STORY as opposed to something that could have happened to a real person. I did love the details about daily life during the Depression, and enjoyed the Gary and Flint settings. The camp was awesome, um, in a way that y...

from CurrerBell

I give this four ****, although I gave Bud, Not Buddy four-and-a-half even though I much prefer "strong girl" stories. I think my problem with The Mighty Miss Malone is that, although I easily fell in love with Deza Malone, I found her just a little bit too adorable to be true. Still, I strongly ...

from jothebookgirl

The Mighty Miss Malone is one of those books you know the end is coming but don't want the story to end. I felt like I knew each of the Malones. Jimmie, 15 years old, is a good kid, not great kid, but that boy can sing. Deza is 12 and the smartest kid in and loves her teacher. A sad set of circum...