{"product_id":"9780689878299","title":"Freedom Summer","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFreedom Summer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Deborah Wiles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo boys—one black, one white—are best friends in the segregated 1960s South in this picture book about friends sticking together through thick and thin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Henry swims better than anyone I know.\u003cbr\u003e He crawls like a catfish,\u003cbr\u003e blows bubbles like a swamp monster,\u003cbr\u003e but he doesn’t swim in the town pool with me.\u003cbr\u003e He’s not allowed.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJoe and John Henry are a lot alike. They both like shooting marbles, they both want to be firemen, and they both love to swim. But there’s one important way they're different: Joe is white and John Henry is black, and in the South in 1964, that means John Henry isn’t allowed to do everything his best friend is. Then a law is passed that forbids segregation and opens the town pool to everyone. Joe and John Henry are so excited they race each other there...only to discover that it takes more than a new law to change people’s hearts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review Teachers and parents could use this book as a quiet but powerful introduction to the prejudice experienced by many Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Talk,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review An excellent book...History will come alive for present-day students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780689878299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Aladdin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40588956270798,"sku":"9780689878299","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_b86e2467-f4e1-4881-b705-d9f5768acaef.jpg?v=1646056241","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780689878299","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}