Hardcover. NY, Scholastic Press, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Novel written in poetic form (like her Newbery Medal winning "Out of the Dust"), and telling an historically accurate story in 11 voices. In 1924 Vermont, a small town falls under the influence of the Ku Klux Klan; two girls, Leanora Sutter and Esther Hirsh, one black and the other Jewish, are among those who are no longer welcome in their community. An intricately woven story of prejudice, poverty and hope, and ultimately of the beginning of understanding. Clean copy.
