Whose Side Are You On? - Softcover

Moore, Emily

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0374483736 ISBN 13: 9780374483739

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1990

When Barbra is assigned a tutor in math, she is horrified to learn it is T.J. Brodie, her oldest rival. But she soon discovers a patient and serious side to him, and when he mysteriously disappears, it's Barbra who sets out to find him and the truth about his disappearance.

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About the Author:

Irene Coates grew up in a bohemian family on the fringe of the Bloomsbury Group. A painter and playwright, she has also written on the role of the female in biology and genetics.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 4-6 Barbara, a sixth grader, is devastated when she fails math. T. J. Brodie, whom she considers a pest, is assigned to be her peer tutor, and slowly they begin to become friends. When T. J. disappears from school without explanation, Barbara is certain (based solely on circumstantial evidence) that T. J. has been sent to a ``home'' by his grandfather, and she resolves to find him and bring him back. Other strands of the plot add realism and depth to an otherwise farfetched story: the difficulties of friendship, single parent families, and the application of some of the precepts of peaceful demonstration that Barbara learns during her Black History unit. While the main characters are black, the family, school and friendship problems are universal, and all readers will be able to recognize the hurt of failing a subject or of being rejected by best friends as well as the joy of success. Moore's style is pleasant and easy-to-read, which will encourage slow readers. Janet E. Gelfand, Lawrence Junior High School, N.Y.

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