Book
White socks only / Evelyn Coleman ; illustrations by Tyrone Geter. --
Record details
- ISBN: 080758956X (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780807589564 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.
- Publisher: Chicago : Albert Whitman, 1996.
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 8.95 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Race relations > Juvenile fiction. Mississippi > Juvenile fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | STO JP Colem | 31681002281889 | PICTUREPBK | Available | - |
- Albert Whitman & Co
1996 Notable Book for Children, Smithsonian Magazine
Pick of the Lists, American BooksellerIn the segregated south, a young girl thinks that she can drink from a fountain marked "Whites Only" because she is wearing her white socks.
When Grandma was a little girl in Mississippi, she sneaked into town one day. It was a hot dayâthe kind of hot where a firecracker might light up by itself. But when this little girl saw the "Whites Only" sign on the water fountain, she had no idea what she would spark when she took off her shoes andâwearing her clean white socksâstepped up to drink. Bravery, defiance, and a touch of magic win out over hatred in this acclaimed story by Elevelyn Coleman. Tyrone Geter's paintings richly evoke its heat, mood, and legendary spirit.
- Albert Whitman & CoIn the segregated south, a young girl thinks that she can drink from a fountain marked "Whites Only" because she is wearing her white socks.
- Baker & Taylor
Grandma tells the tale of how once, when she was a girl, she mistook the "Whites Only" sign on a water fountain to mean white socks only, and her encounter with racism that followed. Reprint.Smithsonian Magazine Notable Book for Children. - Baker & Taylor
Grandma tells the story about her first trip alone into town during the days when segregation still existed in Mississippi. - Baker & Taylor
On a hot Mississippi day, a young girl innocently drinks from the "Whites Only" fountain, thinking the sign means only that she has to do so standing in her white socks, only to come face to face with racism - Independent Publishing Group
In the segregated south, a young girl thinks that she can drink from a fountain marked "Whites Only" because she is wearing her white socks.
