| Mississippi Morning Contributor(s): Vander Zee, Ruth (Author), Cooper, Floyd (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0802854974 ISBN-13: 9780802854971 Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002151212 |
| Lexile Measure: 640 |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 7.9" W x 10.9" (0.40 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 108480 Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A powerful story about racial tensions It's the middle of the Great Depression, but James William still enjoys his life in rural Mississippi. But his happiness starts to unravel when he discovers the fire that burned down the local preacher's house wasn't an accident, but a hate crime. When his friend LeRoy tells him about the Klan and their hanging tree, James William has a hard time grasping this harsh reality, until an unexpected encounter brings the issue close to home. A thought-provoking story of one boy's loss of naivet , Mississippi Morning will challenge young readers to question their own assumptions and confront personal decisions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cooper, Floyd: - Floyd Cooper has won many prestigious awards for hisillustration, including the 2009 Coretta Scott KingIllustrator Award for The Blacker the Berry, written by Joyce Carol Thomas (Amistad), plus threeprevious Coretta Scott King Honors, a Da Vinci Award, andan NAACP Image Honor. Among the more than eighty books hehas illustrated are Mississippi Morning by RuthVander Zee (Eerdmans) and Meet Danitra Brown byNikki Grimes (HarperCollins). Floyd lives in Pennsylvania.Visit his website at www.floydcooper.com.Vander Zee, Ruth: - Ruth Vander Zee, teacher and author, has also writtenErika's Story, illustrated by Roberto Innocenti(Creative Editions), and Mississippi Morning, illustrated by Floyd Cooper (Eerdmans). Ruth lives inMiami, Florida. |