PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
GENRE: Historical Fiction
AGES: 10-14, $16.99
REVIEWED BY: Crystal Scott
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This story takes place in 1959, a time when the South had separate water fountains, entrance doors, service counters, bus seats, and schools for blacks and whites. Bobby and his family begin by traveling to see the Civil War battlefields, while Jacob and his family travel to visit family in the country. As both trips veer off course and eventually collide, the bitter injustices of segregation reverberate through the lives of the travelers. Both family's then have to take the bus and Bobby's naively prejudice feelings begin to change when he starts to identify and question his assumptions about race. Bobby witnesses an incident that threatens to deny the black family seats. What they don’t know is the reason for the family’s desperation to be on that bus is that a few towns away, their child is missing. This book is written to highlight the Jim Crow Laws during the time period. It is also written from different perspectives of each character, to allow the reader to understand the characters feelings. PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus and Giroux GENRE: Historical Fiction AGES: 10-14, $16.99 REVIEWED BY: Crystal Scott
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