Author(s): Patricia McKissack,Gordon C James
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 104
Publisher: Puffin Books
Language: English
Date Published: 2006-12-28
Dimensions: 127 x 193 x 10.2mm
Publication City/Country: New York, NY, United States
Edition: Reprint
Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified
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
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 104
Publisher: Puffin Books
Language: English
Date Published: 2006-12-28
Dimensions: 127 x 193 x 10.2mm
Publication City/Country: New York, NY, United States
Edition: Reprint
Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified
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
Book Info | |
Author | Patricia McKissack, Gordon C James |
Date Published | 2006-12-28 |
Dimensions | 127 x 193 x 10.2mm |
Edition | Reprint |
First Author | Patricia McKissack |
Format | Paperback |
Illustrations | Illustrations, unspecified |
ISBN | 9780142406878 |
Language | English |
No. of Pages | 104 |
Publication City/Country | New York, NY, United States |
Publisher | Puffin Books |
Abby Takes a Stand
- Patricia McKissack
- Paperback
- Publisher: Puffin Books
- ISBN: 9780142406878
- Availability:In Stock
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