{"product_id":"abby-takes-a-stand-1960-paperback","title":"Abby Takes a Stand: 1960 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia McKissack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGordon C. James\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy has their grandmother bothered keeping a menu from a restaurant that closed years ago, a restaurant that never served very good food in the first place? Three cousins listen to Gee's own story, set in the early days of lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville, a time when a black child could sit up front in a city bus but still could not get a milk shake at a downtown restaurant. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Abby, young readers see what it was like to live through those days, and they'll come to understand that, like a menu, freedom is about having choices. Each book in this series tells the story behind a different \"scrap of time\"; together they form a patchwork quilt of one black family's past that stretches back for generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A perfect introduction to an extraordinary time when regular people, even ten-year-old girls, make a difference.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The book gives readers a kid's-eye view of important happenings and reminds them that history is something that is in the making.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGordon C. James also illustrates the \u003ci\u003eScraps of Time\u003c\/i\u003e series by Patricia C. McKissack. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 7.78 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Abby Takes a Stand\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157065699463,"sku":"9780142406878","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7584ad972fa70e308a9762ad97139ac4.webp?v=1733248315","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/abby-takes-a-stand-1960-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}