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Spite Fences

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By Trudy Krisher
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Spite Fences
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Life for thirteenyearold Maggie Pugh has never been blissful. Her father is withdrawn, and her mother cares only about helping Maggies little sister, Gardenia, win a beauty pageant. Yet events in the summer of 1960 in Kinship, Georgia, add to Maggies troubles. Her friend Zeke, a black man who has listened to Maggies concerns and even given her a camera, is arrested after he uses a restroom designated for white people. Maggie manages to overcome the ignorance and cruelty surrounding her, and she uses the camera Zeke gave her to understand and communicate the white communitys abuse of the black to the world. The courage and vision of the 1960s South...are posted on Spite Fences for all to see. It is a masterful, sobering display. Booklist A book of this caliber comes along only rarely. Family Life Characters emerge as complex individuals, not pawns of a political agenda Maggies final triumph is a tribute to all who have suffered for justice. Publishers Weekly Through Krishers stunning narrative and achingly real characters, Maggies pain and redemption are brought to vivid life. Kirkus Reviews International Reading Association Award American Library Award Bank Street Books Award Parents Choice Honor book

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69812 words69,812 words
320 pages320 pages
Lexile 800LLexile 800L
Published 2014Published 2014

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9781483539454

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