When a segregated North Carolina town gets its first black teacher in 1969, two girls--one black, one white--come face to face with how prejudice affects their friendship in this new novel by the author of the critically acclaimed The Ballad of Jessie Pearl.
What is all this talk about Freedom Riders and school integration? Why can\'t she and Ruby become best friends? And who says school isn\'t for anybody who wants to learn--or teach? In a world filled with uncertainty, one very special teacher shows her young students and the adults in their lives that change invites unexpected possibilities..
For Sarah Beth, there are so many unanswered questions.
It\'s 1969, and while black folks and white folks are cordial, having a black teacher at an all-white school is a strange new happening.
She\'s the first African American teacher.
Smyre is like no other teacher anyone has ever seen around these parts.
Word is spreading quickly--Mrs.
And there\'s talk in town about the new sixth-grade teacher at Shady Creek.
Days on the farm aren\'t the same, and the simple fun of riding a bike or playing outside can be scary.
After Robin\'s tragic accident, everyone seems different somehow.
Everything\'s changing for Sarah Beth Willis.
When a segregated North Carolina town gets its first black teacher in 1969, two girls--one black, one white--come face to face with how prejudice affects their friendship in this new novel by the author of the critically acclaimed The Ballad of Jessie Pearl
