The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had

from KimJD

Finishing this book on the same day that the Newbery and Caldecott and other children's and young adult book awards were announced brought real meaning to Kate Messner's poem that she posted on her blog-- "What Happened to Your Book Today." This story of the friendship between white Dit and black...

from McEvilla

A great novel to share with readers. This can help students understand how it is to live in the 1800's in the civil war times. This can also teach students about the segregation in the civil war times and how people were treated for their skin color.

from amoore1

Dit, a young boy from a large Southern family, hears that a new post master will be moving to town who has a son of his own age. Dit is excited to have a new friend near by for the summer but as his "best bad luck" would have it, the post master has a daughter, an African American daughter, and h...

from KatherineLo

Dit never thought he would be friends with the new postmaster's daughter. After all Emma was the complete opposite of him. After spending time together he realizes Emma is the best friend he ever had. She challenges him to think beyond his own small world and to open the doors to the world. In th...

from achatela

This story is about the amazing friendship between a white boy and a black girl. Dit at first was very against hanging out with Emma, but in the end he realizes she is the best thing for him. They both realize that they taught each other a lot of different things. I really didn't expect to like t...