| White Water Contributor(s): Bandy, Michael S. (Author), Stein, Eric (Author), Stickland, Shadra (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763679453 ISBN-13: 9780763679453 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 580 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 10" W x 11.6" (0.45 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Cultural Region - South - Chronological Period - 1960's |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 146253 Reading Level: 3.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Inspirational in tone, this is a strong introduction for young listeners and readers to the American Civil Rights movement.--Kirkus Reviews After a long bus ride into town with his grandmother on a scorching hot day, Michael runs to the water fountain to quench his thirst. But instead of refreshing him, the water tastes gritty and dirty. Dismayed, Michael begins to imagine that the water from the nearby "white" fountain is exactly the kind of water he would like to taste. . . . Set in 1962 in the segregation-era South at the dawn of the civil rights movement, this moving and inspirational story, based on a real-life childhood experience of author Michael S. Bandy, shows how one epiphany opens up a whole world of possibilities. |