SCATTERGOOD, Augusta

This is a quiet story about family, friendship, and combatting the problems of racism and bullying. A fine addition to most collections, especially where historical fiction set in the mid-20th century is in demand.

Gr 4–6—When 12-year-old Theo's grandparents become too elderly and ill to care for him, his surly uncle Raymond, a Vietnam War vet, reluctantly takes him from the family home in the hills of Kentucky to the small town of Destiny, FL...

Gr 5–8—Spunky, engaging Gloriana Hemphill, 11, describes the "freedom summer" of 1964 in Hanging Moss, MS, where winds of social change are beginning to upset the status quo...