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Smalls, Irene

Don't Say Ain't

32 pp. | Talewinds | February, 2003 | Trade ISBN 1-57091-381-1 $$15.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Colin Bootman. In 1957, a bright African-American girl starts attending an "advanced school" to get a better education. In the somewhat didactic story, Dana learns how to fit in at her new school and still keep her old friends; she also figures out when to use Standard English and when to use "Black English." While the illustrations are occasionally awkward, they capture the story's many moods.
Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith

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