Cassie Logan and her brothers have been warned never to go to the Wallace store. So they know to expect trouble there. What they don’t expect is to hear Mr. Tom Bee, an elderly black man, daring to call the white storekeeper by his first name. The year is 1933, the place is Mississippi, and any child knows that some things just aren’t done. Can a shared past between the two men make a difference?---from the publisher
80 pages 978-0140389647 Ages 10 and up
Keywords: African American, African American author, diversity, diverse books, acceptance, accepting others, multicultural, friends, friendship, social conditions, social issues, discrimination, racism, prejudice, American history, 20th century, Social Studies Curriculum, Character Building Curriculum
Editor's note: This novella is part of the Logan Family Saga
