Tru and Nelle by G Neri (9780544699601)

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Celebrated writers Turman Copote and (Nelle) Harper Lee were good friends as kids . . . and not bad detectives, either. Long before they became famous writers, Truman Capote ('In Cold Blood') and Harper Lee ('To Kill a Mockingbird') were childhood friends in Monroeville, Alabama. This fictionalized account of their time together opens at the beginning of the Great Depression, when Tru is seven and Nelle is six. They love playing pirates, but they like playing Sherlock and Watson-style detectives even more. It's their pursuit of a case of drugstore theft that lands the daring duo in real trouble. Humour and heartache intermingle in this lively look at two budding writers in the 1930s South. AUTHOR: G. Neri has written many books for children, including 'Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty', a Coretta Scott King Author Honor winner, 'Knockout Games', 'Hello, My Name Is Johnny Cash', and 'Ghetto Cowboy'. REVIEWS: "In a bold but rewarding gambit, Neri imagines the childhood friendship of Harper Lee and Truman Capote." - Booklist, STARRED review "An engaging portrait of two children's world before they became famous." -Kirkus, STARRED review "Heartwarming, funny, and beautifully crafted; readers will be sucked in from the very first chapter."-School Library Journal "If you've ever wanted to run through the backyards of dusty old Maycomb, Alabama, in search of high adventure and mystery, just like Scout, Dill, and Jem, then this is your chance!"- Charles J. Shields, author of Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee Tru & Nelle is a wonderfully imaginative re-creation of the childhoods of two great American writers, but even more, it is a novel that affirms the mysterious and glorious ways that friendship reaches across boundaries of all sorts to claim unexpected kinship.-National Book Award nominee Gary D. Schmidt It just might become a timeless classic itself. - Margaret Stohl, number 1 New York Times bestselling author of 'Beautiful Creatures'

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