Lunch-Box Dream
No. of pages 178
Published: 2013
Reviews
Great for age 10-15 years
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Bobby and his family are visiting Civil War battlefields on the eve of the wars centenary, while inside their car, quiet battles rage. When an accident cuts their trip short, they return home on a bus and witness an incident that threatens to deny a black family seats. What they dont know is the reason for the familys desperation to be on that bus: a few towns away, their child is missing. Lunch-Box Dream presents Jim Crow, racism, and segregation from multiple perspectives.??In this story of witnessing without understanding, a na vely prejudiced boy,?in brief flashes of insight, starts to identify and question his assumptions about race.
This book has been graded for interest at 10-14 years.
There are 178 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Square Fish .
Tony Abbott is the author of the bestselling fantasy saga, "The Secrets of Droon. " He lives and writes in Connecticut.