In the summer of 1964 as she is about to turn twelve, Glorys town of Hanging Moss, Mississippi. Scattergood's effective snapshot of the fight against segregation, one town at a time, makes personal the tumultuous atmosphere of the times. By Augusta Scattergood, Published on 01/01/12. Also well done is the changing relationship between Glory and Jesslyn, as well as her roller-coaster friendship with her best buddy, Frankie. Simpson), but she aptly portrays Glory's emotional confusion as she struggles to understand and cope with the turmoil.

Scatter-good divides the characters a little too neatly into the good guys (Glory's preacher father and her sister, Jesslyn their loyal housekeeper, Emma and the town librarian) and the bad guys (the high school football star his town councilman father and prejudiced busybody Mrs. Folks better be thinking about that for once.', and 'She wore heavy sandals, with socks. And they don't care who reads them.', 'There's more to stories than it seems at first looking,' she said. But the civil rights movement is sprouting throughout the South, and a group of Freedom Workers has arrived in Hanging Moss, causing consternation among many townspeople and resulting in actions that dismay Glory like the closing of the segregated pool. 9 quotes from Augusta Scattergood: 'Libraries are about books. Glory, an opinionated eleven year-old in 1964 Mississippi, is very concerned when the community pool shuts down shortly after Northerners arrive to register Black voters and help integrate the town. The hot summer of 1964 in Hanging Moss, Miss., is the setting for Scattergood's modest debut, featuring high-spirited Glory, who is looking forward to celebrating her 12th birthday on the Fourth of July with her traditional party at the town pool. Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood is a great story for upper elementary and middle school students.

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