| Susie Q Fights Back Contributor(s): Cutler, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823439933 ISBN-13: 9780823439935 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2017019786 |
| Lexile Measure: 880 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.20 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1940's - Geographic Orientation - Missouri |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When ten-year-old Susan Marcus discovers a world of prejudice right in her own back yard she makes a small but courageous stand in this irresistibly appealing historical novel set in 1943. You wouldn't even know there was a war on, thinks Susan Marcus as she surveys her new neighborhood in Clayton, Missouri. There are no air raid wardens, no blackout curtains. It's so different from her old home in New York City: no tall apartment buildings, no bustling city streets. Susan can barely understand people, their accents are so thick, and of course eveyone in Clayton is a St. Louis Cardinals fan and sworn enemy of Susan's beloved New York Yankees. Worst of all, for the first time in her life, ten-year-old Susan encounters prejudice -- against New Yorkers, Jews, blacks, and the Japanese. She must be circumspect about her friendship with Loretta (the daughter of the black janitor), for Jim Crow laws still exist in 1943 Missouri. Outraged, Susan decides to strike a blow against them. She's not going to break the rules exactly; she's just going to bend them. A great book for highlighting the struggle for social justice and sparking family discussions about the history of racism and Jim Crow laws in America. Published in hardcover as Susan Marcus Bends the Rules. A PJ Our Way selection. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cutler, Jane: - Jane Cutler has written picture books and novels for children, including The Cello of Mr. O, which won the Zena Sutherland Prize, the 2000 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, and the New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award. She lives in San Francisco, California. |