White Socks Only (Hardcover)

from aengolia

White Socks Only is told from the viewpoint of a grandmother sharing her experience growing up in the south. She explains the first time she went into town and thought that she could drink from a fountain marked "Whites Only" because she was wearing her white socks. This book shows the innocence ...

from agates5

I really enjoyed reading this book for several reasons. First and foremost, the language in the book was phenomenal. The author wrote the book using the slang that is common in African American culture, allowing the reader to connect with the story on a different level. This language made the tex...

from ocosta1

The idea of the story is to bring forth the topic of segregation. I liked this book for a few reasons. First, the combination of the language, point of view, and characters made the story realistic. The story started out in the first person point of view of the granddaughter and switched to first...

from aholli3

I liked this book because of the point of view, and the plot. I enjoyed that the book was based on a first person point of view. I love how the grandmother reflected on her experiences. The author did a great job when depicting the feelings of African Americans at this time in history. When the g...

from bblender

This historical fiction children's book is the perfect way to introduce racism and the struggle this country went through in the past. Evelyn Coleman writes a story of a grandmother telling her granddaughter about the time she first snuck into town. It has scary characters, like the Chicken Man, ...