Revolution

by Deborah Wiles Narrated by Stacey Aswad, Francois Battiste, J. D. Jackson, Robin Miles

Overview

It's 1964, and Sunny's town is being invaded.* Or at least that's what the adults of Greenwood, Mississippi are saying. All Sunny knows is that people from up north are coming to help people register to vote.* They're calling it Freedom Summer.

Meanwhile, Sunny can't help but feel like her house is being invaded, too.* She has a new stepmother, a new brother, and a new sister crowding her life, giving her little room to breathe.* And things get even trickier when Sunny and her brother are caught sneaking into the local swimming pool -- where they bump into a mystery boy whose life is going to become tangled up in theirs.

As she did in her groundbreaking documentary novel COUNTDOWN award-winning author Deborah Wiles uses stories and images to tell the riveting story of a certain time and place -- and of kids who, in a world where everyone is choosing sides, must figure out how to stand up for themselves and fight for what's right.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for THE SIXTIES TRILOGY #1: COUNTDOWN:

* "Wiles skillfully keeps many balls in the air, giving readers a story that appeals across the decades as well as offering enticing paths into the history." -- BOOKLIST, starred review

* "The larger story . . . told here in an expert coupling of text and design, is how life endures, even triumphs, no matter how perilous the times." -- HORN BOOK, starred review

* "References to duct tape (then newly invented), McDonald's and other pop culture lend authenticity to this phenomenal story of the beginnings of radical change in America." -- KIRKUS, starred review

* "Wiles palpably recreates the fear kids felt when air-raid sirens and duck-and-cover drills were routine . . . this story is sure to strike a chord with those living through tough times today." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169412031
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	07/08/2014
Series:	Sixties Trilogy Series , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	10 - 13 Years

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