Spite Fences - Krisher, Trudy
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Thirteen-year-old Maggie Pugh has lived in Kinship, Georgia, all her life. In all that time almost nothing has changed. If you are poor, you live on the west side of town. If you are rich, you live on the hill in the north end of town. If you are white you use one bathroom, if you are colored you use another. All that starts to change in the summer of 1960. Maggie witnesses a horrific crime, and must decide whose side she stands on. Will Maggie remain silent, and not shame her family, or will she stand up for justice? "The courage and vision of the 1960s South…are posted on Spite Fences for…mehr

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Thirteen-year-old Maggie Pugh has lived in Kinship, Georgia, all her life. In all that time almost nothing has changed. If you are poor, you live on the west side of town. If you are rich, you live on the hill in the north end of town. If you are white you use one bathroom, if you are colored you use another. All that starts to change in the summer of 1960. Maggie witnesses a horrific crime, and must decide whose side she stands on. Will Maggie remain silent, and not shame her family, or will she stand up for justice? "The courage and vision of the 1960s South…are posted on Spite Fences for all to see. It is a masterful, sobering display." - Booklist "Characters emerge as complex individuals, not pawns of a political agenda; Maggie's final triumph is a tribute to all who have suffered for justice." - Publishers Weekly "A book of this caliber comes along only rarely." - Family Life Honor Book selection -- Parents' Choice Best Book for Young Adults selection -- American Library Association (ALA) Best Young Adult Novel award -- International Literacy Association New York Public Library Award
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Trudy Krisher has a reputation as a trailblazer in writing and speaking out about sensitive issues surrounding self-identity, race, and gender through her fictional works. Similar to her protagonists Maggie from SPITE FENCES and Pert from KINSHIP, Krisher grew up in the South. Born in Macon, Georgia, in 1946, she was raised in South Florida."It doesn't take much to get me inspired!" says Krisher, "Usually, I want to write about people who are living out the questions on my mind."In each of her books, Krisher wrestles with difficult questions that each of her heroines needs to face. In SPITE FENCES, for instance, Maggie Pugh asks herself, "Why do people try to wall each other out with fences?""In my novels, I enjoy exploring a variety of artistic approaches that manifest themselves in unique creative forms. However, most important to me is always the audience for whom I write. Speaking to audiences of young adults-offering whatever insights I can about the world they will soon be entering- is among my most enjoyable experiences."Trudy Krisher is the recipient of an International Reading Association Award. Her books have been named ALA Best Books for Young Adults; an Ohioana Award; a Jefferson Cup Honor Book of the Virginia Library Association; a Parents' Choice Honor Book; a winner of The Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award; and the Amelia Bloomer Project Recommended Books and more.Learn more about her at her website: www.trudykrisher.com