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During the Alabama bus boycott, six months after Rosa Parks mad her famous bus protest, Alfa Merryfield and his family struggle to pay rent. But someone keeps stealing their rent money-and now someone is accusing them of stealing!
With only a few days left before rent is due, Alfa and his sister, Zinnia, know they don’t have much time. To solve this mystery, they must “walk the walk and talk the talk of nonviolence” that Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders preach-and what they discover may be more than they dreamed…
Category: Books
Genre: Children's Books, Children's Chapter Books, Children's HistoryTags: Ages 9-11, Celebrating Black History, Children's Historical Fiction, Grades 3-7 sku: 9780689838866
Additional information
Weight | 3.9 oz |
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Dimensions | 7.7 × 5.2 × .4 in |
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