{"product_id":"yard-war-taylor-kitchings-9780553507560","title":"Yard War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Taylor Kitching's rousing debut puts you right on the fifty-yard line of a vital historical moment.\" --Chris Grabenstein, New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEscape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers of Christopher Paul Curtis's \u003ci\u003eBud, Not Buddy \u003c\/i\u003eand Vince Vawter's \u003ci\u003ePaperboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYard War\u003c\/i\u003e explores race relations during the Civil Rights Movement from the perspective of a boy who accidentally sets off a \"yard war\" when he invites his maid's son to play football on his front lawn. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrip Westbrook has spent his first twelve years far from the struggle for civil rights going on in Mississippi. The one black person he knows well is Willie Jane, the family maid, who has been a second mother to him. When Trip invites her son, Dee, to play football in the yard, he discovers the ugly side of his smiling neighbors. Trip's old pals stop coming by. He is bullied, his house is defaced, and his family is threatened. The Westbrooks will be forced to choose between doing the right thing or losing the only home Trip has ever known. Who knew that playing football in the yard could have such consequences? This engaging, honest, and hopeful novel is full of memorable characters, and brings the civil rights-era South alive for young readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Trip is a fine character. 1964 Mississippi leaps to life in this book.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eGennifer Choldenko, Newbery Honor winning author of \u003ci\u003eAl Capone Does My Shirts\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A captivating story about standing up for your friends. I loved seeing Trip learn how hard it can be to do the right thing.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eKristin Levine, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lions of Little Rock\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Trip's journey is a sensitive account about how one person can slowly make a difference.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A challenging but worthwhile portrait of a very difficult period in American history.\"\u003cb\u003e --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Taylor Kitchings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0553507567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553507560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yearling Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e175802 \/ Yard War\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Taylor Kitchings","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987338658047,"sku":"9780553507560","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6dde2a85-040f-477d-a0e5-db525c14fd9f.jpg?v=1683288392","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/yard-war-taylor-kitchings-9780553507560","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}