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Author:

Bandy, Michael S., author.

Title:

Northbound / Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein ; illustrated by James E. Ransome.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Subject:

African Americans--Segregation--Juvenile fiction.
African American boys--Juvenile fiction.
Railroad travel--Juvenile fiction.
Segregation--Juvenile fiction.
Racism--Juvenile fiction.
African American grandmothers--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.

Other Authors:

Stein, Eric, 1959- author.
Ransome, James, illustrator.

Summary:

When Michael and his grandmother board a train for his first train ride, the conductor directs them to the "colored only" section. But when the train pulls out of Atlanta, the signs come down, and a boy from the "whites only" section runs up to Michael, inviting him to explore. How come Michael can go as he pleases in some states, but has to sit in segregated sections in others? Based on author Michael S. Bandy's own recollections of taking the train as a boy during the segregation era, this story of a child's magical first train trip is intercut with a sense of baffling injustice, offering both a hopeful tale of friendship and a window into a dark period of history.

ISBN:

9780763696504
0763696501

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1137852896

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

CYPF706 -- Musser Public Library (Muscatine)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

SZPC124 -- Kothe Memorial Library (Parkersburg)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)