Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
G. P. Putnam's Sons (2005), Edition: First Edition, 151 pages
Description
In Georgia during the summer of 1976, Gabriel, a white boy who is being bullied, and Frita, an African American girl who is facing prejudice, decide to overcome their many fears together as they enter fifth grade.
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 2008)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2008)
Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2008)
Great Stone Face Book Award (Nominee — 2007)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 2007)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2007)
Mitten Award (Honor — 2005)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 4-6 — 2007)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 2010)
South Carolina Book Awards (Nominee — Junior Book Award — 2008)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2006)