Thomas F. (hardtack) -
This is a fascinating and entertaining story for Young Adults, as well as those who are older. It is written by the same author who wrote the excellent "Notebooks of Pliny the Younger" mystery series.
The two main protagonists are a white boy and a black girl in Kentucky who, as they say themselves, became friends before they knew it didn't look right. That may be a bit outdated as they also used computers in their search for the answer to a mystery. So it's more current than you might expect.
The book addresses many issues: racial prejudice, slavery, the Underground Railroad, bullying, divorce, petty theft, parents interfering in a youth baseball league, families hiding secrets and more. Yet the author does a marvelous job of making it all sync and seem natural.
The two main protagonists are a white boy and a black girl in Kentucky who, as they say themselves, became friends before they knew it didn't look right. That may be a bit outdated as they also used computers in their search for the answer to a mystery. So it's more current than you might expect.
The book addresses many issues: racial prejudice, slavery, the Underground Railroad, bullying, divorce, petty theft, parents interfering in a youth baseball league, families hiding secrets and more. Yet the author does a marvelous job of making it all sync and seem natural.
