The Story
1996 Notable Book for Children, Smithsonian MagazinePick of the Lists, American BooksellerIn the segregated south, a young girl thinks that she can drink from a fountain marked Whites Only because she is wearing her white socks.When Grandma was a little girl in Mississippi, she sneaked into town one day. It was a hot daythe kind of hot where a firecracker might light up by itself. But when this little girl saw the Whites Only sign on the water fountain, she had no idea what she would spark when she took off her shoes andwearing her clean white socksstepped up to drink. Bravery, defiance, and a touch of magic win out over hatred in this acclaimed story by Elevelyn Coleman. Tyrone Geters paintings richly evoke its heat, mood, and legendary spirit.
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1996 Notable Book for Children, Smithsonian MagazinePick of the Lists, American BooksellerIn the segregated south, a young girl thinks that she can drink from a fountain marked Whites Only because she is wearing her white socks.When Grandma was a little girl in Mississippi, she sneaked into town one day. It was a hot daythe kind of hot where a firecracker might light up by itself. But when this little girl saw the Whites Only sign on the water fountain, she had no idea what she would spark when she took off her shoes andwearing her clean white socksstepped up to drink. Bravery, defiance, and a touch of magic win out over hatred in this acclaimed story by Elevelyn Coleman. Tyrone Geters paintings richly evoke its heat, mood, and legendary spirit.
