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McKissack, Patricia C.

A Friendship for Today

172 pp. | Scholastic | January, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-439-66098-3 $16.99
(2) 4-6 In 1955, Rosemary is the lone black child in her classroom, and her voice rings with excitement and anxiety. Racist Grace is in her class, but when the sixth-grade queen bee tries to humiliate them, Grace and Rosemary become friends. McKissack's secondary characters are complex, conflicted and imperfect but full of wisdom. As Rosemary's mother says, "It's the little victories that win the war."
Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2007

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