My Selma - True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement (Hardcover)

Combining family stories of the everyday and the extraordinary as seen through the eyes of her twelve-year-old self, Willie Mae Brown gives readers an unforgettable portrayal of her coming-of-age in a fractured town at the crossroads of history. Selma's pivotal role in the civil rights movement forms an inescapable backdrop in this collection of stories. In one, Willie Mae takes it upon herself to offer summer babysitting services to a glamorous single white mother - a secret she keeps from her father that unravels with shocking results. In another, Willie Mae reluctantly joins her mother at a church rally, and is forever changed after hearing Martin Luther King Jr. deliver a defiant speech. My Selma! captures the voice and vision of a perspicacious, impetuous, resourceful young person who gives us a loving portrayal of her hometown while also delivering a no-holds-barred indictment of the time and place.

General

Imprint:	Farrar Straus Giroux
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2023
Authors:	Willie Mae Brown
Dimensions:	208 x 135 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-374-39023-5
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Geography & environment > Geography > Human geography / peoples of the world > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun Promotions
LSN:	0-374-39023-1
Barcode:	9780374390235

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