Abby Takes a Stand - (Scraps of Time) by Patricia McKissack (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack.</b> <p/>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. <p/>A perfect introduction to an extraordinary time when regular people, even ten-year-old girls, make a difference. --<i>The Horn Book</i> <p/>The book gives readers a kid's-eye view of important happenings and reminds them that history is something that is in the making. --<i>Booklist</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The book gives readers a kid's-eye view of important happenings and reminds them that history is something that is in the making. --<i>Booklist</i> <p/>This accessible, lively, and heartfelt chapter book reades like a memoir and makes a perfect introduction to an extraordinary time when regular people, even ten-year-old girls, make a difference. --<i>The Horn Book <p/></i>This easy chapter book, with simple sentences, plenty of white space, and a liberal sprinkling of Gordon's expressive black-and-white drawings, is an appealing and welcome title. --<i>School Library Journal<br></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Gordon C. James also illustrates the <i>Scraps of Time</i> series by Patricia C. McKissack. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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