The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had - Hardcover

Levine, Kristin

4.13

3,224 ratings by Goodreads

9780399250903: The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399250905 ISBN 13: 9780399250903

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group, 2009

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The last thing Harry ?Dit? Sims expects when Emma Walker comes to town is to become friends. Proper -talking, brainy Emma doesn?t play baseball or fi sh too well, but she sure makes Dit think, especially about the differences between black and white. But soon Dit is thinking about a whole lot more when the town barber, who is black, is put on trial for a terrible crime. Together Dit and Emma come up with a daring plan to save him from the unthinkable. Set in 1917 and inspired by the author?s true family history, this is the poignant story of a remarkable friendship and the perils of small-town justice

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When Emma, an African-American city girl, rolls into town and meets Harry, a white farm boy who only knows his rural way of life, the two become fast friends despite the social rules imposed on them, thus when the town barber is put on trial, the two friends are greatly angered by the injustice they see and so work together to save him from his terrible fate.

Review:

A fine debut novel by an author to watch. "Kirkus Reviews"

?A fine debut novel by an author to watch.? ?"Kirkus Reviews"

"A fine debut novel by an author to watch." - "Kirkus Reviews"

* Tension builds just below the surface of this energetic, seamlessly narrated first novel set in small-town Alabama in 1917. "Publishers Weekly," starred review
* This classic story of how unlikely persons can change things for the better should appeal to all readers. "VOYA," starred review
"A fine debut novel by an author to watch." "Kirkus Reviews"
"Readers will find humor in his candid account, universality in his dilemmas and blunders, and inspiration in his friendship with Emma and their mutual desire for social justice." "School Library Journal"
"Levine s story treats racism frankly and with no mincing of words. Thehighlight of this coming-of-age journey comes from watchingthe twokids learn about the world and come to care about each other in the way of 13-year-olds." "Booklist""

Praise forTHE BEST BAD LUCK I EVER HAD:
[An] energetic, seamlessly narrated first novel Levine handles the setting with grace and nuance. Publishers Weekly, starred review
This classic story of how unlikely persons can change things for the better should appeal to all readers. VOYA, starred review
"A fine debut novel by an author to watch." Kirkus Reviews
"Readers will find humor in his candid account, universality in his dilemmas and blunders, and inspiration in his friendship with Emma and their mutual desire for social justice." School Library Journal
"Levine s story treats racism frankly and with no mincing of words. Thehighlight of this coming-of-age journey comes from watchingthe twokids learn about the world and come to care about each other in the way of 13-year-olds." Booklist"

Praise for THE BEST BAD LUCK I EVER HAD:

★ "[An] energetic, seamlessly narrated first novel... Levine handles the setting with grace and nuance."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

★ "This classic story of how unlikely persons can change things for the better should appeal to all readers."--VOYA, starred review

"A fine debut novel by an author to watch."--Kirkus Reviews

"Readers will find humor in his candid account, universality in his dilemmas and blunders, and inspiration in his friendship with Emma and their mutual desire for social justice."--School Library Journal

"Levine's story treats racism frankly and with no mincing of words. The highlight of this coming-of-age journey comes from watching the two kids learn about the world and come to care about each other in the way of 13-year-olds."--Booklist

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