Description The Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author tells the moving story of the friendship between a young white boy and a Black WWII veteran who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South.
She lives in Nevada..
Her numerous awards and honors include the Judy Lopez Memorial Award, FOCAL award, Pen Center USA\'s Literary Award finalist, IRA Children\'s Choice Young Adult Fiction Award, and ALA Quick Pick.
Her award-winning books for young readers include Zoe in Wonderland, The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond, Coretta Scott King Honor winner The Red Rose Box, Saint Louis Armstrong Beach, and Emako Blue.
About the author Brenda Woods was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, grew up in southern California, and attended California State University, Northridge.
The South being the way it is, there\'s no guarantee that the police will help--and Gabriel doesn\'t know what will happen if Meriwether feels forced to take the law into his own hands.
Sadly, danger finds Meriwether, anyway, when his family receives a frightening threat.
Meriwether is proud of his service, but has to keep it a secret because talking about it could be dangerous.
Gabriel and Meriwether become friends, and Gabriel learns that Meriwether drove a tank in the Army\'s all-Black 761st Tank Battalion in WWII.
Gabriel\'s dad hires him with some hesitation, however, anticipating trouble with the other mechanic, who makes no secret of his racist opinions.
As a thank you, Gabriel gets him a job at his dad\'s auto shop.
Fortunately, a Black man named Meriwether pushes him out of the way just in time, and fixes his damaged bike.
On Gabriel\'s twelfth birthday, he gets a new bike--and is so excited that he accidentally rides it right into the path of a car.
Description The Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author tells the moving story of the friendship between a young white boy and a Black WWII veteran who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South
