Keisha Discovers Harlem

Magic Attic Club

by Zoe Lewis

While trying to find a topic for her school assignment, Keisha visits Ellie's attic and discovers the excitement of the music and writing that flourished among African Americans in Harlem during the 1920s

Genres: Historical Fiction, Childrens, Fantasy

80 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1998

Reviews

[Carol Hardesty]

I know the "Magic Attic Club" books aren't meant to be history lessons. But I probably learned the most from "Keisha Discovers Harlem" than from any other book in the series. It was this book that first taught me about the flapping 1920s and the Harlem Renaissance.

[Heather]

3.75
While this could be a good intro to the Harlem Renaissance for intermediate readers, there was one thing that really bugged me in this story. When Keisha meets an “older woman” late in the story, the description of her does not match the illustration. Call me picky, but what young reader wouldn’t pick up on that?

Other than that, it’s not the best executed piece of intermediate historical fiction, but would serve well as an intro to a music unit, learning about game-changing writers like Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, or other Black figures that lived then.

[Emily]

I enjoyed this one a lot more than some of the others. I’ve come to notice that I like the ones where they go back in time. Historical fiction is interesting to me. They also did a good job picking a different time period than your typical slave and civil war era or even the civil rights.

[Elizabeth]

Keisha Discovers Harlem (Magic Attic Club) by Zoe Lewis - Keisha has yet another cool adventure in this one! Happy Reading!