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Michelson, Richard

Busing Brewster

32 pp. | Knopf | May, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-83334-2 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-93334-9 $19.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by R. G. Roth. Brewster, who is African American, shares his experience starting first grade at a white school. The book's shortcomings (e.g., the story's setting--1970s, during forced busing--isn't initially clear) are secondary to its virtues, which include a subplot about how children develop racist attitudes and dashing illustrations reminiscent of Ezra Jack Keats's work.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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