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Flake, Sharon G.

Unstoppable Octobia May

281 pp. | Scholastic | September, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-60960-9 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-545-60961-6
(2) 4-6 African American Octobia May lives with her boardinghouse-owner auntie Shuma. Octobia May is convinced boarder Mr. Davenport is a vampire, but no one believes her. Unstoppable indeed is the dogged, imaginative protagonist of this fast-paced mystery set in 1953. Once Octobia May gets an idea into her head, she follows it as far as it will take her, defying gender norms and racial prejudice.
Reviewer: Kathleen T. Horning | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2014

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