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From the back cover:
THERE WERE SIGNS ALL THOUGH TOWN telling eight-year-old Connie where she could and could not go. But when Connie sees four young men take a stand for equal rights at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, she realizes that things may soon change. This event sparks a movement in her town and region. And while Connie is too young to march or give a speech, she helps her brother and sister make signs for Equality Now. Changes are coming to Connie's town, and her family is excited and a little worried. As for Connie, she just wants to sit at the lunch counter and eat a banana split like everyone else. That seems fair, doesn't it?
THERE WERE SIGNS ALL THOUGH TOWN telling eight-year-old Connie where she could and could not go. But when Connie sees four young men take a stand for equal rights at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, she realizes that things may soon change. This event sparks a movement in her town and region. And while Connie is too young to march or give a speech, she helps her brother and sister make signs for Equality Now. Changes are coming to Connie's town, and her family is excited and a little worried. As for Connie, she just wants to sit at the lunch counter and eat a banana split like everyone else. That seems fair, doesn't it?
Description
The 1960 civil rights sit-ins at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, are seen through the eyes of a young Southern black girl.
Pages
32
Awards
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — Picturebook — 2010)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2008)
North Carolina Book Awards (Winner — Youth Literature — 2005)
Books From All 50 States (and Washington, D.C.!) (North Carolina)