A Friendship for Today explained

A Friendship for Today
Country:USA
Language:English
Genre:Children's literature,
Published:2007 (Scholastic Press)
Media Type:Print (hardback, paperback)
Pages:172
Isbn:9780439660983
Oclc:74029160

A Friendship for Today is a 2007 book by Patricia McKissack about the life of a girl, Rosemary Patterson, attending one of the first integrated Missouri schools during the 1950s.

Reception

School Library Journal, in its review of A Friendship for Today, found it "A wealth of historical references, from civil rights to polio vaccine to early TV, is embedded in the narrative." and concluded "Readers will enjoy the protagonist's spunky, resilient response to adversity and her candid, often amusing observations of human nature." and Booklist wrote "McKissack's insights into the two steps forward . . . one giant step back nature of the civil rights struggle are valuable, whether children encounter them on their own or in a classroom, where the novel will poignantly extend character education and history curricula."[1]

A Friendship for Today has also been reviewed by The Horn Book Magazine,[2] Kirkus Reviews,[3] Library Media Connection,[4] Multicultural Review,[5] and Publishers Weekly.[6]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A friendship for today . Buffalo and Erie County Public Library . March 16, 2017 . March 17, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170317144916/https://bepl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1671576/ada . live .
  2. Web site: The Honest-to-Goodness Truth: Reviews . McKissack's secondary characters, from Mr. Bob at the grocery store to Rosemary's divorcing parents to the stubbornly courageous Mrs. Hamilton, are complex creations, conflicted and imperfect but full of wisdom as they grope their way along life's road. . catalog.wccls.org . March 16, 2017 . March 17, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170317062049/https://catalog.wccls.org/Mobile/BakerAndTaylor/Review?ISBN=043966098X&UPC=&position=1 . live .
  3. Web site: A Friendship for Today . This simply told story will leave readers pondering our progress—or lack thereof—in race relations over the past 50 years. . January 15, 2007 . Kirkus Media LLC . March 16, 2017 . March 17, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170317055325/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/patricia-c-mckissack/a-friendship-for-today/ . live .
  4. Book: A Friendship for Today . Patricia McKissack writes a heart-warming story of friendship during a difficult time in our history. . kcls.bibliocommons.com . 9780439660983 . 74029160 . March 16, 2017 . McKissack . Pat . 2007 . Scholastic Press . March 17, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170317055039/https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/item/show/584611082_a_friendship_for_today . live .
  5. June 2007 . A Friendship for Today . Multicultural Review . GP Subscription Publications . 16 . 2 . 85 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171116082817/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/27326174/friendship-today . 2017-11-16 . March 16, 2017.
  6. Web site: A Friendship for Today (starred review) . A real, at times raw tale about a winning and insightful young heroine during a bittersweet era. . January 1, 2007 . Publishers Weekly . PWxyz LLC . March 16, 2017 . March 17, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170317055028/http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-439-66098-3 . live .
  7. Book: CCBC Choices 2008: Fiction for Children . Kathleen T. Horning . Merri V. Lindgren . Megan Schliesman . 2008 . 90 . Friends of the CCBC Inc. . March 18, 2017 . March 4, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170304044516/https://minds.wisconsin.edu/bitstream/handle/1793/34118/Choices_08_final.pdf?sequence=1 . live .
  8. Web site: 2009-2010 Mark Twain Award Nominees . maslonline.org . Missouri Association of School Librarians . March 18, 2017 . March 19, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170319111428/http://www.maslonline.org/?page=MT_200910_nom . live .
  9. Web site: Master List: Grades 3-5 . emporia.edu . Emporia State University . March 18, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170319111041/https://www.emporia.edu/libsv/wawbookaward/masterlists/list0910.html . March 19, 2017 . dead .
  10. Web site: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award: Cumulative Master List 1988-2015 . April 2014 . hcusd2.org . Herscher Community Unit School . March 18, 2017 . March 19, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170319023051/http://www.hcusd2.org/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/54ee22fc804b3/Rebecca%20Caudill%20List%201988-2015.pdf . live .

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