Personal response:

This book's main character is a young girl, so her view of the world is pretty simple, and yet she is a very strong character. Her determination carries her to achieving her goal of finding her uncle and convincing him to return to the South. She becomes aware of much during her visit to Harlem and her subsequent return home to witness her uncle's trial.

Cirriculum/programming connections:

Could use this book as an introduction to the Jim Crow era of the South in a Black History Month presentation of notable black authors.