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Bobby and his family are visiting Civil War battlefields on the eve of the war’s centenary, while inside their car, quiet battles rage. When an accident cuts their trip short, they return home on a bus and witness an incident that threatens to deny a black family seats. What they don’t know is... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Bobby: Ricky's "lucky" brother
- Ricky: Bobby's brother who must wear "Coke bottle" glasses and always wrinkles his brow to look serious. Ricky's mother tries to please her son by taking Ricky on a tour of the South's Civil War battlefields in 1959
- Jacob: Young boy from Atlanta send to his relatives home in the North during the Summer of 1959
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tony Abbott (Author)
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- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Issues › Prejudice & Racism
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life › Parents
- Books › Children's Books › History & Historical Fiction › United States › Fiction
- Books › Teens › History & Historical Fiction › Historical Fiction
- Books › Teens › Social Issues
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