Illustrator: Jerome Lagarrigue
Comments:
Carole Boston Weatherford recognizes the important impact that picture books about the Jim Crow era can make on new generations. She writes,"Without context for the freedom struggle, young people fail to fathom segregation’s brutality and inhumanity and the incredible sacrifices necessary to win equality. ... Through the lens of historical fiction, recent picture books for middle readers not only expose hatred and inequities but also show how ordinary people persevered and overcame."
This book attempts to relate complicated civil rights issues from a child's perspective. It shows how the average person and the average child is can fight against discrimination and experience social change.
Copyright: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2005
Age level: 9-12
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Historical fiction
Multicultural/International: African American
Awards: North Carolina Juvenile Literature Award, Bank Street College Best Children's Books of 2005, North Carolina Children's Book Award Finalist, Notable Book, National Council for the Social Studies
Location: Peabody Library
Rating: * * * *
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