There were signs all throughout town telling eight-year-old Connie where she could and could not go. But when Connie sees four young men take a stand for equal rights at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, she realizes that things may soon change. This event sparks a movement throughout her town and region. And while Connie is too young to march or give a speech, she helps her brother and sister make signs for the cause. Changes are coming to Connie's town, but Connie just wants to sit at the lunch counter and eat a banana split like everyone else.
By:
Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrated by:
Jerome Lagarrigue Lagarrigue Imprint: Penguin USA Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 254mm,
Spine: 4mm
Weight: 142g ISBN:9780142408940 ISBN 10: 0142408948 Pages: 32 Publication Date:27 December 2007 Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years Audience:
Children/juvenile
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English as a second language
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Carole Boston Weatherford lives in High Point, North Carolina.
Reviews for Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins
Simple and straightforward, the first-person narrative relates events within the context of one close-knit family. (Booklist)
Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Picture Storybook) 2010