Remember As You Pass Me By
School year: Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8
No. of pages 224
Published: 2007
Great for age 7-13 years
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Silvy's twelfth birthday is coming up and she wants to invite Mabelee, whos African American, to the party. However, Silvy's mother and grandmother object. "Mabelee has her own friends," they tell her, and even though Silvy and Mabelee were best friends when they were little, that time has passed. Mabelee has new friends and no time for Silvy. They're busy painting the old school and raising money for schoolbooks, and Mabelee has started calling her "Miss Silvy" whenever they meet. Silvy's not alone for long, though. Glamorous Allie Rae moves to town with her mother, and she and Silvy like all the same things ? "dying stories, riding trees, and talking dirty in disguise." Silvy thinks she's found a friend her mother and grandmother will like, but even Allie Rae has some tacky things to say about Mabelee and her friends, and Silvy's not sure who to side with. Things come to a head when the Supreme Court desegregates the schools, and Silvys small Texas town is in an uproar. Where will Silvy stand?
This book is aimed at children at US 2nd grade-7th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published in 2007 by Milkweed Editions .