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Mississippi Bridge

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 28 Ratings and 26 Reviews

Book Description
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. During a heavy rainstorm in 1930s rural Mississippi, a ten-year-old white boy sees a bus driver order all the black passengers off a crowded bus to make room for late-arriving white passengers then set off across the raging Rosa Lee River.
Book Information
PublisherTurtleback Books
BindingSchool & Library Binding (19 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages62
ISBN-100833592629
ISBN-13978-0833592620
Publication Date06/01/2000
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About Mildred D. Taylor (Author) : Mildred D. Taylor is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Mildred D. Taylor include Let the Circle Be Unbroken, Road to Memphis, The Land (Una... more
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About Max Ginsburg (Illustrator) : Max Ginsburg is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Published credits of Max Ginsburg include Lisette's Angel and Mississippi Bridge.
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4/18/2012 Lynn Graf said: This Is a great book about racial injustice, that makes you think about things we too often ignore. I would love to read more about Jeremy Simms.
tags: Inspired me, I recommend, I read

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