Fireflies in December (Paperback)

from ruthjoec

"What difference does race make in our relationships with people?" is the question explored in this book, sent in the early 1930s in a small town in Virginia. The main character is a Jessilyn, a White thirteen year old who doesn't really fit in with her peers. She likes to read, she is independen...

from psychdoc66

The story takes place in the southern US prior to the civil rights movement. The story follows a 13-year-old girl during a summer in which she learns about racism and intolerance, as well as about the importance of family and true friendship.

from vfranklyn

I really liked this book. It was well written and a quick read. I pretty much read it in one day when I was home sick. It's supposed to be "Christian fiction", but I didn't think it was overtly so. The story was very engaging and the characters were believable.

from debs4jc

Jessilyn Lassiter's struggles, hopes, and dreams feel so real that the reader of her dramatic story can't help but fall in love with her and her book. Jessilyn is 13 and lives in the South at a time when it matters a lot to her community that her family takes in her best friend Jemma--who is blac...

from sentryrose

A Historical Southern Fiction novel that just landed a 5-star rating from me, and a place on my "Favorites" shelf. Amazing. Just ... amazing.