"It's a compelling story about believing your values. The way you read it at first, I didn't like it until I understood that it was kind of written to have a bird's eye view of everything to make the ending that much better. And it is!! I cried, laughed, and learned more then I expected to out of this book. I highly recommend it ... especially to those northerners, like me, who still don't get it, or at least I didn't before I read this book."

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A book with serious intentions that seem to get side-tracked with a love story that high school girls will adore. The characters seemed fairly one dimensional...each had one strong point that was the reason for their being in the story. The cover is going to make this a hard-sell with the very people that will like the book. ( )

Kate moves from New Jersey to a small southern town. She gets caught up in a debate over whether the school should continue to fly the Confederate flag. Kate struggles as an outsider, but eventually makes some friends and finds romance. Ultimately, she deals with the controversy by writing and staging a performance at the school. The place is included in the book. An especially good read for theater lovers.

Other books to try: Slave Day

Other books by this author: Anne Frank and Me ( )