A tugging string a novel about growing up during the Civil Rights era

A fictionalized account of the author's years growing up in Great Neck, New York, during the turbulent civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s, when African Americans were struggling to attain equality, with his father, who was a lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Includes commentary fro...

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Main Author: Greenberg, David (David T.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Dutton Children's Books, c2008.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:A fictionalized account of the author's years growing up in Great Neck, New York, during the turbulent civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s, when African Americans were struggling to attain equality, with his father, who was a lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Includes commentary from the author's father, Jack Greenberg.
Physical Description:167 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Audience:009-011.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780525479673
0525479678
Author Notes:David T. Greenberg is the author of Slugs and many other books for children. He lives in Portland, Oregon.