Abby Takes a Stand: 1960 Contributor(s): McKissack, Patricia (Author), James, Gordon C. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0142406872 ISBN-13: 9780142406878 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: Through the eyes of ten-year-old Abby, readers see what life was like for a black child in Nashville in 1960, when she couldn't get served a milkshake at a downtown restaurant. Illustrations. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 580 |
Series: Scraps of Time (Quality) |
Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.14" W x 7.78" (0.21 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Tennessee - Locality - Nashville, Tennessee - Chronological Period - 1960's |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 89267 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack. Why has their grandmother bothered keeping a menu from a restaurant that closed years ago, a restaurant that never served very good food in the first place? Three cousins listen to Gee's own story, set in the early days of lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville, a time when a black child could sit up front in a city bus but still could not get a milk shake at a downtown restaurant. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Abby, young readers see what it was like to live through those days, and they'll come to understand that, like a menu, freedom is about having choices. Each book in this series tells the story behind a different scrap of time; together they form a patchwork quilt of one black family's past that stretches back for generations. A perfect introduction to an extraordinary time when regular people, even ten-year-old girls, make a difference. --The Horn Book The book gives readers a kid's-eye view of important happenings and reminds them that history is something that is in the making. --Booklist |