The summer of 1898 is filled with ups and downs for 11-year-old Moses. He's growing apart from his best friend, his superstitious Boo-Nanny butts h...
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Jan 30, 2012
Karen
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Wright, Barbara. Crow.
Moses has a good life in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898. His father is an alderman and a reporter for the African American newspaper, his mother does cleaning work to earn extra money for the family, and his grandmother, Boo Nanny, takes good care of him. He has friends, and enjoys his life of freedom, knowing that his mother was born into slavery but freed when she was very young. When the newspaper publishes an op ed piece stating that if it is okay for white me More...
Moses has a good life in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898. His father is an alderman and a reporter for the African American newspaper, his mother does cleaning work to earn extra money for the family, and his grandmother, Boo Nanny, takes good care of him. He has friends, and enjoys his life of freedom, knowing that his mother was born into slavery but freed when she was very young. When the newspaper publishes an op ed piece stating that if it is okay for white me More...
Jan 23, 2012
Peg
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The somewhat sheltered, studious son of a Howard University graduate, twelve-year-old Moses has grown up as part of Wilmington’s thriving African American community in the late 19th century. His father is a city alderman and a reporter/manager of the only Negro daily in the South; his mother is the daughter of a slave and works as a maid to a rich white woman. Racism is part of Moses’ life, but not a dominant concern. Summer fun is what is on his mind. As the summer passes and elections loom
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Feb 05, 2012
Doret
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Set in 1898 North Carolina, only a generation after the end of slavery and before the Grandfather clause was used. 11 yr old Moses dad is an elected official and a proud Republican, supporting the party of the president that ended slavery. Moses looks up to his dad who works at the only Black newspaper. Moses is also very close this grandmother, Boo Nanny who never learned to read or write but she still as a lot to teach Moses. When Boo Nanny and the dad butt heads Moses as learned to stay out o
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Sep 11, 2011
Amy
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Crow is an historical novel of the events in 1898 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Four of the ten alderman of the city were black. The father of Moses, the fifth grader in the story, is one of them. This richly written book depicts the race riots of 1898 which was a pivotal event in the south. Leading to disenfranchisement of many black citizens who did not even get the right to vote until 1870.
Moses' father was an educated black man and quiet spoken leader in the city so his death in More...
Moses' father was an educated black man and quiet spoken leader in the city so his death in More...
Jan 09, 2012
Cathe
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I chose this book because it got so many 5 star reviews on amazon.com, plus starred reviews in all the major journals, but I found it pretty slow going until the last couple of chapters, which I admit were quite exciting. It's the story of an African American boy Moses and the prejudicial treatment he and his family receive in a North Carolina town in 1898--very important stuff to hear and the writing was fine, but I really don't see the story keeping 8-12 year olds interested enough to get to t
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Feb 03, 2012
Lynn
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A book about a riot that happened in Willmington, North Carolina in 1898. The Republican government of the city along with officials who were African-American was overthrown by a group called the Red Shirts, not unlike the KKK. A Democratic administration was installed and nothing was done about it. The incident is called the only successful Coup d'tat in American history. The story is told through the eyes of young boy named Moses. it is intended for readers 8-10 years of age. I felt even
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Jan 29, 2012
Barb
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What an interesting book!Crow by Barbara Wright You don't find too many historical fiction books about this time in history. The city of Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898 is put forth in this book and the experiences of a young boy and his family during the race riots of this period.
I have spent some time in North Carolina so I enjoyed reading about the references to the natural setting to this state. I think this book is better suited to the older student, perhaps 12 to 14 year ol More...
I have spent some time in North Carolina so I enjoyed reading about the references to the natural setting to this state. I think this book is better suited to the older student, perhaps 12 to 14 year ol More...
Dec 30, 2011
Sarah
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set post civil war, but before reconstruction failed, not a popular historical period for fiction. Had some good points, but in all honesty, quite a slow go.
Feb 16, 2012
Peacegal
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Crow starts out a bit slow, but by the middle you can't put it down. A modern classic, Crow will find a spot on middle school reading lists for years to come.
Feb 22, 2012
Colby
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I wish I were smart enough to write a review on this amazing book. Nothing I would say could do this book justice.
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