Who are the main characters in the Mighty Miss Malone?

Who are the main characters in the Mighty Miss Malone?

Twelve-year-old Deza Malone lives in Gary, Ind., with her parents, Roscoe and Peg, and older brother, Jimmie, during the Great Depression. Deza enjoys writing and excels academically, and Jimmie is known around town for his soulful singing. But jobs are scarce, and racial tensions are high.

What is the the Mighty Miss Malone about?

The Mighty Miss Malone deals with the themes of homelessness during the Great Depression, racism, and family bonds, family and friends especially because that is how they overcame the Great Depression, together.

What is the main conflict in the Mighty Miss Malone?

-One major conflict was when Roscoe and his friends were fishing but suddenly there was a fog and tip the boat upside down. After wards, the cold water made everybody that fell off, got a violent attitude and from that day on Roscoe was a different father.

What year did the Mighty Miss Malone take place?

1936
A straight-A student, Deza lives with her loving parents and her older brother, Jimmie, in Gary, Indiana. It’s 1936; the economy is still in a tailspin.

What was the motto of the mighty Miss Malone?

“We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful” is the motto of Deza Malone’s family. Deza is the smartest girl in her class in Gary, Indiana, singled out by teachers for a special path in life. But the Great Depression hit Gary hard, and there are no jobs for black men.

How old is Deza Malone from the mighty Miss Malone?

Something very similar happened when Christopher Paul Curtis wrote his Newbery Medal winner, Bud, Not Buddy. A 12-year-old girl named Deza Malone shows up for 5 pages of Buddy’s story, and she just couldn’t help herself. . . in five pages she captured not only Buddy’s heart, but the hearts of both the author and the readers.

Where does the mighty Miss Malone take place?

When her beloved father leaves to find work, Deza, Mother, and her older brother Jimmie go in search of him, and end up in a Hooverville outside Flint, Michigan. Jimmie’s beautiful voice inspires him to leave the camp to be a performer, while Deza and Mother find a new home, and cling to the hope that they will find Father.

What was mother’s pet peeve in the mighty Miss Malone?

I wrote: Mother’s pet peeve is that she hates the way a lot of people are mean to Jimmie for no reason. Her dreams are to see Father get a job where he doesn’t always get laid off, for Jimmie to start growing again and be happy and to watch me graduate from college and be a teacher.