Mississippi Bridge Paperback - 1992
by Mildred D. Taylor
Set in rural Mississippi in the era before Civil Rights, this is perhaps the most powerful story written by Newbery Medal winner Mildred Taylor. A group of late-arriving white passengers show up to get on a fully-loaded bus during a heavy rainstorm. The black passengers are forced off, but in a cruel twist of fate, the bus plunges over the side of the bridge near town. 10 line drawings.
From the jacket flap
Jeremy Simms watches from the porch of the general store as the weekly bus from Jackson comes through his town. His neighbor Stacey Logan and Stacey's brothers and sister are there to see their grandmother off on a trip. Jeremy's friend Josias Williams is taking the bus to his new job. But Josias and the Logans are black, and in Mississippi in the 1930s, black people can't ride the bus if that means there won't be enough room for white people to ride. When several white passengers arrive at the last minute, the driver sends Josias and Stacey's grandmother off the bus. Then comes a terrifying moment that unites all the townspeople in a nightmare that will change their lives forever.
Details
- Title Mississippi Bridge
- Author Mildred D. Taylor
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 64
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Skylark Books, New York, New York
- Date 1992-06-01
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780553159929 / 0553159925
- Weight 0.12 lbs (0.05 kg)
- Dimensions 7.38 x 5.24 x 0.2 in (18.75 x 13.31 x 0.51 cm)
- Ages 09 to 12 years
- Grade levels 4 - 7
- Reading level 810
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1930's
- Cultural Region: Deep South
- Cultural Region: Mid-South
- Cultural Region: South
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Geographic Orientation: Mississippi
- Library of Congress subjects Race relations, Prejudices
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 07/13/1992, Page 0
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