Sunday Outing

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Ernestine, the young heroine of Back Home, and her great-aunt Odessa often ride the trolley to the railroad station to watch the trains from North Carolina come in. When Ernestine finally travels on a train to the place of her birth, everyone in her family sacrifices something to make her trip possible. Gloria Jean and Jerry Pinkney together depict family warmth as bright as sunshine.---from the publisher

32 pages                          978-0803711983                      Ages 5-9

Keywords:  African American, African American author, family life, trains, journey, 1940s, 1950s, heritage, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, 9 year old, diversity, diverse book, Black Lives Matter

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A companion book to this talented team's Back Home (Dial, 1992). Eight-year-old Ernestine and her Great-Aunt Odessa go to the North Philadelphia Station every Sunday to watch the trains heading south. The woman, whose deceased husband worked for the railroad, always prepares a snack and takes this opportunity to pass reminiscences on to her grandniece. Born in Lumberton, North Carolina, Ernestine longs to visit her relatives there, but her family is saving to buy a house and can't afford a ticket. She offers to give up new clothes for the coming school year, and in light of her sacrifice, her parents each make one of their own so that she can make the trip. Gloria Jean Pinkney reaches back into her childhood to create another realistic and moving depiction of African-American life. The loving and supportive family she portrays recognizes and celebrates the importance of shared memory. The text reflects the true essence of African-American dialogue and meshes with Jerry Pinkney's illustrations, which continue in the same distinguished style found in Robert San Souci's The Talking Eggs (1989), Valerie Flournoy's The Patchwork Quilt (1985, both Dial).--Barbara Osborne Williams, Queens Borough Public Library, Jamaica, NY in School Library Journal

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