{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-sidewalk-9781633379886","title":"The End of the Sidewalk","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nancy Schutt McCorkle\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Nancy Schutt McCorkle\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Nancy Schutt McCorkle\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Themes - Prejudice \u0026amp; Racism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoing to a new school is scary, especially when your best friend dumps you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1961, on a warm summer day in Jackson, Mississippi, a bus arrives in town that will spark change. White and Black people get off the bus and challenge norms that have been in place for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll Trudy Scuffer wants for her birthday is a horse, and she's worried about starting junior high-really worried. It's a big change. She likes the familiar patterns and people of her life. The only change she really wants is a horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut on her birthday, she sees the bus full of Freedom Riders, and Trudy starts down a path to understand what they're doing and why. At the same time, she struggles with her mother's work as a civil rights activist, but learns why it's so important. Unfortunately, Trudy also learns how divisive and mean people can be, which puts her relationship with her best friend in jeopardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrudy must figure out where she stands regarding the changes that are happening in her town. But will her views keep her best friend away forever? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you liked \u003cem\u003eNight on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e by Ronald Kidd or \u003cem\u003eRuby Lee and Me\u003c\/em\u003e by Shannon Hitchcock, then you'll love \u003cem\u003eThe End of the Sidewalk\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nancy Schutt McCorkle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47574593732759,"sku":"9781633379886","price":1127.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781633379886.webp?v=1774895863","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-end-of-the-sidewalk-9781633379886","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}