Summer Battles

By Ann R. Blakeslee

As one brave eleven-year-old undeniably proves, it never pays to judge people based on appearances alone. It's the summer of 1926, and Kath has come to Peaceable, Indiana, to visit her grandfather at his new congregation. Grando, however, seems edgy. Even Serena, the family's beloved housekeeper, manages only sad smiles. When pushed to explain, Grando tells Kath that the dreaded Ku Klux Klan has focused its attention on Serena. Her color is all some people are seeing right now. He's determined to fight back -- or to die trying. Kath is determined, too. Only Serena has recognized that the diminutive Kath is doing all her growing inside these days. It's now Kath's turn to stand up for Serena in a novel as daring as it is eloquent.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761450645
• ISBN13: 9780761450641
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

Really good

This is one of the few books which I can say are actually really good. Although it was a little too short for me, the characterization, the emotions, and the plot was so fantastic, it made up for the length. I could actually visualize the story as it unfolded. It was a really well done book.