Book
Mockingbird summer : a novel / Lynda Rutledge.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781662504501
- Physical Description: 286 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Seattle, Washington : Lake Union Publishing, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
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| Subject: | Housekeepers > Fiction. Haitians > United States > Fiction. Race relations > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. Books and reading > Fiction. Softball teams > Fiction. Texas > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 3 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Fort St. James Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort St. James Public Library | RUT (Text) | 35196001036974 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-05-23 |
- Baker & Taylor
When her family hires a Haitian housekeeper who brings her daughter, America, along with her, 13-year-old Corky Corcoran, in 1964 Texas, befriends America and asks her to play with her girls' softball team which, crossing the color line and setting off afirestorm, brings big changes that will last a lifetime. - Baker & Taylor
When her family hires a Haitian housekeep who brings her daughter, America, along with her, 13-year-old Corky Corcoran, in 1964 Texas, befriends America and asks her to play with her girlsâ softball team which, crossing the color line and setting off a firestorm, brings big changes that will last a lifetime. - Brilliance Audio
A powerful and emotional coming-of-age novel set amid the turmoil and profound changes of the 1960s by the bestselling author of West with Giraffes.
In segregated High Cotton, Texas, in 1964, the racial divide is as clear as the railroad tracks running through town. Itâs also where two girls are going to shake things up.
This is the last summer of thirteen-year-old Corky Corcoranâs childhood, and her family hires a Haitian housekeeper who brings her daughter, America, along with her. Corky is quick to befriend America and eager to share her favorite new âgrown-upâ novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Americaâs take on it is different and profoundly personal. As their friendship grows, Corky finds out so much more about Americaâs life and her hidden skill: she can run as fast as Olympian Wilma Rudolph!
When Corky asks America to play with her girlsâ softball team for the annual church rivals game, itâs a move that crosses the color line and sets off a firestorm. As tensions escalate, it fast becomes a season of big changes in High Cotton. For Corky, those changes will last a lifetime.
Set on the eve of massive cultural shifts, Mockingbird Summer explores the impact of great books, the burden of potential, and the power of friendship with humor, poignancy, and exhilarating hope.
