Grandmama’s Pride
by Becky Birtha
Illustrated by Colin Bootman
Every summer, Mama, Sister, and Sarah Marie take the bus down south to visit Grandmama.
The three of them sit in the back of the bus, because, as Mama says, it is the best seat. Later, on a walk into town, the girls don't drink from the water fountain because Grandmama says she'll make fresh lemon-mint iced tea when they get home. Throughout the summer, Aunt Maria teaches Sarah Marie how to read. Then Sarah Marie notices signs in town she hadn't been able to read before.Becky Birtha’s moving and inspiring story about a family’s dignity is based on real events and memories of the 1950s. A historical note by the author is included. Colin Bootman’s rich paintings evoke a time of change.
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Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company