| Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues Contributor(s): Robinet, Harriette Gillem (Author), Colón, Raúl (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689838867 ISBN-13: 9780689838866 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: Twelve-year-old Alfa Merryfield, his older sister, and their grandmother struggle for rent money, food, and their dignity as they participate in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott in the summer of 1956. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99029054 |
| Lexile Measure: 610 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.16" W x 7.66" (0.26 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - South - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 41795 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Oh, I'm singing the bus-rider blues, the Alabamy bus-rider blues. I got me a feeling, deep down inside, It ain't never ever gonna be the same. During the Alabama bus boycott, six months after Rosa Parks made her famous bus protest, Alfa Merryfield and his family struggle to pay the rent. But someone keeps stealing their rent money -- and now someone is accusing them of stealing With only a few days left before rent is due, Alfa and his sister, Zinnia, know they don't have much time. To solve this mystery, they must walk the walk and talk the talk of nonviolence that Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders preach -- and what they discover may be more than they dreamed. |
Contributor Bio(s): Colon, Raul: - Raúl Colón is the award-winning illustrator of many picture books, including Draw! an ALA Notable Book and recipient of the International Latino Book Award; Imagine! an ALA Notable Book, a New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, and a Bookpage Best Book; Susanna Reich's José! Born to Dance; Angela's Christmas by Frank McCourt; and Jill Biden's Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops. Mr. Colón lived in Puerto Rico as a young boy and now resides in New City, New York, with his family. |