A Friendship For Today
by Patricia C. McKissack
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Author: Patricia C. McKissackEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-01
ISBN: 043966098X
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Scholastic Press
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Summary: 4 Stars
Rosemary is not entirely sure why all the adults in her life are so excited about integration. All she knows is that she will be the only black kid in all of 6th grade at her new school. Plus, she has to sit by Grace the Tasteless, the white girl from the next street over that torments her all the time. At school, Rosemary finds out that Grace is also an outcast, because she's "poor white trash" and an uneasy friendship blooms.
McKissack is a wonderful (and prolific) writer and this book is an excellent example of her talent. Rosemary's voice rings true even today and I spent a lot of the novel rooting for Grace to stand up and do the right thing. And when she did, it was honest and true, which is hard to do and you don't see it done well all that often. The author's note at the end explains it's a highly autobiographical novel.
A nice story of friendship and change for readers 9-13.
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