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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2014 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 9 Up—As seniors in Jefferson High School's class of 1959, Sarah Dunbar and Linda Hairston have much in common. Both are strong-willed and smart. Both love to sing. Both are desperate to break out of the mold society prescribes for young ladies. Yet despite their similarities, the teens stand on opposite sides of the school integration debate. Sarah is one of eight black students selected to integrate the all-white high school. Linda hates the turmoil these students have caused in her community and truly believes the pro-segreg...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
In 1959 Virginia, an African American star student, Sarah, and her peers navigate racism and bigotry in the white high school they ar...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on November 1, 2014
An intelligent, daring novel, which will draw in readers with its inherent drama. Combining civil rights struggles of the 1950s and forbidden romance (an interracial, homosexual relationship), this is a fast-paced, compelling story. Main characters Sarah and Linda have strong, distinct voices. The two teens’ differing interpretations of events are fascinating, particularly in early chapters, before the girls have acknowledged their mutual at...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
