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Fifteen-year-old Rob Garrett wants nothing more than to escape the segregated South and prove himself. But in late 1950s Virginia, opportunity doesn’t come easily to an African American. So Rob’s parents take the unusual step of enrolling their son in a Connecticut boarding school, where he... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Gordie: Add a description of this character.
- Vinnie
- Russell
- Draper
- Tyrone
- Burns
- Paulette
- Cousin Gwen
- Joseph
- Malcolm
- Mr. Spencer
- Roosevelt
- Mr. Mcgregor
- Rob Garrett
- Charlene
- Dillard
- Sylvia
- Garvey
- Joe Louis
- Spencer
- Lewis Michaux
- Mrs. Gentry
- Mrs. Braxton
- Miss Bernice
- Willie Maurice
- Clarissa
- Knowles
- Coleman Hawkins
- Robby
- Albert
- Ruth Brown
- Connie
- Charlie
- Roadmaster
- Dr. Mazzerelli
- Pritchard
- Goodlow
- Jackie Robinson
Quotes edit
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“So much was happening, so much was changing inside of me, around me. I could feel it all revolving, and I was struggling, groping to find a place for myself on the slippery walls of the world, and suddenly, my eyes began to fill with tears, blurring my view of the moonlit rooftops and the distant stars, and I returned tothe daybed and buried my face in the pillow to muffle my sobs, and cried myself to sleep.”
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“<...>despite what just happened, life would go on.”
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“And yet, despite our resentment at the oppression we had suffered in this country, every Negro I knew still considered it home. We paid our taxes, served in the military recited the Pledge o Allegiance, and wondered when things would get better.”
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“If ya wantcha wontcha, then why in the world dontcha?”
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“<...>stopping again to look at the flood of stars overhead, wondering if I would ever find my place in the universe”
Setting & Locations edit
- Harlem
- New York
- Virginia
- Connecticut
- Park Avenue
- Washington
- Main Street
- Montgomery
- Greensboro
- Africa
- Alabama
First Sentence edit
"It won't be easy, you know," said Cousin Gwen.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Julian Houston (Author)
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Situations › Self-Esteem & Self-Respect › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Issues › Prejudice & Racism › Fiction
- Books › Teens › History & Historical Fiction › Historical Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Issues › School
- Books › Teens › Social Issues
- Books › Children's Books › Literature
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