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Lorbiecki, Marybeth

Sister Anne's Hands

34 pp. | Dial | September, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-8037-2038-6 $$15.99 | Library ISBN 0-8037-2039-4 $$15.89
(4) K-3 Illustrated by K. Wendy Popp. In this story set in the 1960s, Anna learns that her new second-grade teacher is Sister Anne, an African American. A hurtful note about the color of Sister Anne's skin causes tension, but the teacher proves as resilient as her class. With humor and understanding, Lorbiecki writes about a young girl's coming to terms with racial differences and about the pain that ignorance can cause. Popp's soft illustrations add to the somewhat obvious lessons of the text.
Reviewer: Deborah L. Thompson

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