Author(s): Diane Les Becquets
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 306
Publisher: Skyscape
Language: English
Date Published: 2005-09-30
Dimensions: 139.7 x 208.3 x 25.4mm
Publication City/Country: New York, NY, United States
Edition: Reprint
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When fourteen-year-old Francie befriends Ruthie, a black girl, amidst the rampant prejudice in their small town in 1960s Alabama, she suffers from the gruesome harassment of her white peers. But Ruthie demonstrates the humanity and love that helps Francie uncover the truth behind her mother's death and deal with her father's neglect and alcoholism.