Crow

by Barbara Wright

Book Overview

The summer of 1898 is filled with ups and downs for 11-year-old Moses. He's growing apart from his best friend, his superstitious Boo-Nanny butts heads constantly with his pragmatic, educated father, and his mother is reeling from the discovery of a family secret. Yet there are good times, too. He's teaching his grandmother how to read. For the first time she's sharing stories about her life as a slave. And his father and his friends are finally getting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375873678
• ISBN13: 9780375873676
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

This is my 6th grade son's favorite book!

The writer created such an emotional connection to the characters that my son was truly sad when the book was over. He told me he felt like he had lost a friend. This was a very well written story about a little known piece of history, just after the Reconstruction Period, when Jim Crow laws had only recently begun. Recommended for 4th / 5th grade up through adults. I enjoyed reading it with my son, and learned something new.