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The Dry Grass Of August (2011)

by Anna Jean Mayhew(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0758254091 (ISBN13: 9780758254092)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Kensington Books

review 1: I really loved this book. I normally don't enjoy non fiction novels that much, but I loved this one! I am 14, just a year older than Jubie, and really liked being able to see what it was like to be a 13 year old white girl in the segregated south. It let me have a new perspective and view of that time period. How she acts and how she is treated is so different from how teenagers act nowadays. It's a beautiful book full of emotion and different perspectives. though the ending was a tiny bit disappointing, but the book as a whole is a must read!
review 2: I read this book in a travel day and would definitely recommend it. Exploring life during the Civil Rights movement in the Southern US is a topic I find interesting. And even more so from different points of v... moreiew. In this case, it is a young, 13 year old white girl who is confronted with why the rules are so different for her vs. her black maid. Overall, the reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that I found the ending cleared itself up too neatly for such a tumultuous time. But aside from that, I was very interested to know how Jubie's story would turn out. less

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