Jump at the sun : the true life tale of unstoppable storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston
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Author
Williams, Alicia, 1970-
Contributors
Alcántara, Jacqueline, illustrator.
Published
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2021]
ISBN
9781534419131 (hardcover), 1534419136 (hardcover)
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Black Authors: Youth Biographies (SCPL-YS)
Black History Biographies (WPL-Youth)
Black History Month - ROD Children's
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LocationCall NumberNoteStatus
Addison Public Library - 1st Floor - Youth BooksjBIO 813.52 HURSTON Z.On Shelf
Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Juvenile StacksJ BIOGRAPHY HURSTONOn Shelf
Batavia Public Library District - Juvenile BiographyJB Hurston, Zora NealeOn Shelf
Bellwood Public Library - Juvenile StacksJB HUROn Shelf
Bensenville SD#2 - Johnson School - Nonfiction921 HURSTONOn Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American novelists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Southern States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Folklorists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Hurston, Zora Neale -- Juvenile literature.
Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 5.1, 1 Points
Lexile code
AD
Lexile measure
1030
Notes
Other Title
True life tale of unstoppable storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston
General Note
"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Zora was a girl who hankered for tales like bees for honey. Now, her mama always told her that if she wanted something, "to jump at de sun", because even though you might not land quite that high, at least you'd get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the porch of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped, she shined sunlight on the tales most people hadn't been bothered to listen to until Zora. The tales no one had written down until Zora. Tales on a whole culture of literature overlooked ... until Zora. Until Zora jumped.-- Amazon.com.
Target Audience
AD1030L Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.1 0.5 511912.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Williams, A., & Alcántara, J. (2021). Jump at the sun: the true life tale of unstoppable storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston. (First edition). Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Williams, Alicia, 1970- and Jacqueline, Alcántara. 2021. Jump At the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Williams, Alicia, 1970- and Jacqueline, Alcántara. Jump At the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2021.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Williams, A. and Alcántara, J. (2021). Jump at the sun: the true life tale of unstoppable storycatcher zora neale hurston. First edn New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Williams, Alicia, and Jacqueline Alcántara. Jump At the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston. First edition, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2021.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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