Stella and her brother Jojo are scared when they see the Ku
Klux Klan burning a cross near their home one night and their parents and
friends and neighbors are scared too.
Stella’s dad, along with another man and their pastor decide to register
to vote anyway. They’ve decided that
they have to take a stand or nothing will ever change. Stella wants things to change for African
Americans but isn’t sure what we can do.
She wants to be able to write but can’t seem to get the words to come
out the way she wants. In school, her
grades for writing aren’t as good as they should be and even though she
practices at home, she struggles. Her
teacher tells her she should write about herself. Stella tries, and it’s still hard, but she
seems to start to improve a little.
Stella is just trying to make her way and help her family, but it seems
like bad things sometimes follow African Americans. This si a good historical fiction for kids,
especially those interested in Civil Rights.
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