The best bad luck I ever had
by Kristin Levine
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In Moundville, Alabama, in 1917, twelve-year-old Dit hopes the new postmaster will have a son his age, but instead he meets Emma, who is black, and their friendship challenges accepted ways of thinking and leads them to save the life of a condemned man.
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1819-1950, The Teens (20th century), Fiction, Historical Fiction, Interracial friendship, Race relations, Families, Prejudices, Boy/girl relations, Historical fiction, Country life, Twelve-year-old boys, Juvenile Fiction, Family life, Friendship, History, Family, Juvenile fiction, Coming of agePlaces
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The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had
2009, Penguin USA, Inc.
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The last thing Harry "Dit" Sims expects when Emma Walker comes to town is to become friends. Proper -talking, brainy Emma doesn't play baseball or fi sh too well, but she sure makes Dit think, especially about the differences between black and white. But soon Dit is thinking about a whole lot more when the town barber, who is black, is put on trial for a terrible crime. Together Dit and Emma come up with a daring plan to save him from the unthinkable.Set in 1917 and inspired by the author's true family history, this is the poignant story of a remarkable friendship and the perils of small-town justice
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