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James William is a twelve year old boy living in rural Mississippi. He sees the men who trade at his father's store trying to deal with the realities of the Depression. He begins to hear stories of the burning of a black man's house and a hanging tree that grows by the river. Mississippi Morning is a thought provoking story of one boy's loss of naivete in the face of harsh historical realities and will challenge young readers to question their own assumptions and confront personal decisions. Ruth Vander Zee • author Buy it here
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MISSISSIPPI MORNING awarded Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2005 sponsored by the Children's Book Council and the National Council for the Social Studies.
Ruth with Floyd Cooper. |
