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REVOLUTION is, without a doubt, one of the most impressive books I've read this year. I was bowled over by the magic Deborah Wiles has accomplished in this book. She handles a multitude of complex relationships and situations deftly. Sunny is such a compelling character and the way she experiences the confusing and horrific events of Freedom Summer in Mississippi felt completely realistic. I had trouble putting this book down and was sorry when it ended.
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As she continues her Sixties trilogy Deborah Wiles takes readers to Greenwood, Mississippi as things start to change. Not only does Sunny have to deal with a new stepmother and what she considers her stepbrother's betrayal, but she is drawn to the volunteers who are joining locals in registering people to vote. Freedom Summer brings changes to her town and to Sunny and her family and she watches as they are drawn into becoming involved with the civil rights movement. What starts as a chance enco
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I loved this book! Every child in the United States and perhaps other places as well should read this. It is piercing look into Freedom Summer. Not only does the reader get a personal view through Sunny's eyes, but also informational views and quotes from primary sources. This would be a fabulous choice for a group read for Black History month or an American history class. Well done Deborah Wiles!
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This has my vote for the Newbery this year.
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