Abby Takes a Stand: 1960 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780142406878)

A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack.

Why has their grandmother bothered keeping a menu from a restaurant that closed years ago, a restaurant that never served very good food in the first place? Three cousins listen to Gee's own story, set in the early days of lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville, a time when a black child could sit up front in a city bus but still could not get a milk shake at a downtown restaurant. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Abby, young readers see what it was like to live through those days, and they'll come to understand that, like a menu, freedom is about having choices. Each book in this series tells the story behind a different "scrap of time"; together they form a patchwork quilt of one black family's past that stretches back for generations.

"A perfect introduction to an extraordinary time when regular people, even ten-year-old girls, make a difference." --The Horn Book

"The book gives readers a kid's-eye view of important happenings and reminds them that history is something that is in the making." --Booklist

Author: Patricia McKissack
ISBN-10: 0142406872
ISBN-13: 9780142406878
Publisher: Puffin Books
Language: English
Published: 12/28/2006
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.21lbs
Size: 7.78h x 5.14w x 0.32d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 89267 / Abby Takes a Stand


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/29/2007 pg. 74