![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Stella tries to find her own purpose in life through writing, something she is not perfect at but is determined to learn. Stella's mother is saved by her Stella's own common sense and the courage of a neighbor who runs for help. However, when Stella's mother, who knows a great deal about healing, is bitten by a snake, the white doctor refuses to treat her. The community comes together to rebuild the house. When Stella's father, minister, and another friend try to register to vote, the Klan has their revenge by burning the home of a friend. Stella and her friends and family are reasonably terrified of the Klan, but Stella is taught that courage begins with walking out of the house every day and facing your fears, even when they come with ironed white sheets. ![]() The KKK is alive and well in their town and the white doctor in the town, who should be fixing illness, spreads the poison of intolerance along with other grown white men. Her parents work hard to give her and brother education and ethics in a world where they can see that they are treated unfairly because of their color. Stella is a young African American girl in the segregated south during the time between the wars. This is a book with depth and history and real feeling and one that speaks to how young people can be brave and special when the opportunity presents itself. This is the type of book that I dearly wish young people would read instead of Wimpy Kids or SpongeBob. ![]()
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