Mississippi Bridge
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 and then set off across the ragining Rosa Lee Creek.
Jeremy Simms watches from the porch of the general store as the weekly bus from Jackson comes through his town. His neighbor Stacey Logan and Stacey's brothers and sister are there to see their grandmother off on a trip. Jeremy's friend Josias Williams is taking the bus to his new job. But Josias and the Logans are black, and in Mississippi in the 1930s, black people can't ride the bus if that means there won't be enough room for white people to ride. When several white passengers arrive at the last minute, the driver sends Josias and Stacey's grandmother off the bus. Then comes a terrifying moment that unites all the townspeople in a nightmare that will change their lives forever.
| SKU | M14236 |
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| ISBN | 9780141308173 |
| Language | English |
| Guided Reading Level | S |
| Page Count | 80 |
| Product Type | Paperback Books |
| Book Type | Chapter Books |
| Primary Contributor | Mildred D. Taylor |
| Age Groups | Ages 7 to 9 |
| Publisher | PRH - Penguin Random House |