Grandmama's Pride - Softcover

Becky Birtha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807530220 ISBN 13: 9780807530221

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 2016

Synopsis

Six-year-old Sarah Marie, her mother, and her little sister travel down south to visit Grandmama in the summer of 1956. Grandmama makes every effort to shield her granddaughters from the prejudice that still plagues her town. But as Sarah Marie learns to read, she notices Grandmama's town is filled with signs and rules that she's never understood before. As Sarah Marie tries to make sense of the world around her, she's left wondering if life in the South will ever change.

About this title

Review:

"Told in Sarah Marie's voice, this slice of dramatic history will touch both heart and mind." Booklist

"The strong, sensitive writing is enhanced by beautiful watercolor paintings filled with chips of light." School Library Journal

"Bittersweet nostalgia and a gentle introduction to an important and painful piece of our national past." Kirkus Reviews

-Told in Sarah Marie's voice, this slice of dramatic history will touch both heart and mind.- Booklist

-The strong, sensitive writing is enhanced by beautiful watercolor paintings filled with chips of light.- School Library Journal

-Bittersweet nostalgia and a gentle introduction to an important and painful piece of our national past.- Kirkus Reviews

About the Author:

Becky Birtha often traveled by bus as a child to visit family in Virginia. Remembering those trips gave her the idea for Grandmama's Pride. She lives in Pennsylvania. Colin Bootman was born in Trinidad. He moved to the United States when he was seven, but the vibrant palette of the Caribbean has always influenced his painting. In 2004, he received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award. He lives in New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0807530220
• ISBN 13: 9780807530221
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32