Recently added on shelves
Share this Author
When Desmond takes his new bicycle out for a ride through his neighborhood, his pride and joy turn to hurt and anger when a group of boys shout a very mean word at him. He first responds by shouting an insult, but soon discovers that fighting back with mean words doesn’t make him feel any better. Wi...
MLK's eldest son recalls both the good and the bad times.
Earnest, well-meaning story about prejudice and forgiveness with too simple and neat a resolution. I would like to the know the word Desmond was called and why it was so hurtful to him. Given it's South Africa, I assume it's kaffir but there's mention of it even in the afterword.
The biographical profiles are interesting but the fictional framing device and asides are contrived and lame. Includes a bibliography and suggestions for further information. There are better books available on these subjects for young readers.
Summer decides she is tired of being a kid; she decides she is a grownup and she wants to be treated like a grownup. But Summer’s ideas of what a grownup does (wear sunglasses everywhere, get a cell phone that rings all the time, wear very high heels with very pointy toes) are quite different that t...
Log in with Facebook 
