Sidewalk Story, Sharon Bell Mathis
Sidewalk Story, Sharon Bell Mathis
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Sidewalk Story

Author: Sharon Bell Mathis

Narrator: Allyson Johnson

Unabridged: 1 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/04/2018


Synopsis

Council on Interracial Books for Children award winner

From the award-winning author of The Hundred Penny Box comes a sweet story about how one girl can make a difference. 

Lilly Etta didn't know the men, but she knew those yellow chairs. They were Tanya's, and they were being taken out of her building. Tanya was being put out - Tanya, her mother, her six brothers and sisters. Their things would be piled on the sidewalk and left there to be had for the taking. It didn't matter if nobody else in the city cared; Lilly Etta did. She knew what friendship was, and she wasn't going to let her friend be thrown out without a fight.
 
“An affecting, sensitive story.”—Booklist

About The Author

Sharon Bell Mathis has written many books for children and young adults, received many accolades in her career. Her book Ray Charles, a nonfiction biography of Ray Charles, received the Coretta Scott King Award. The Hundred Penny Box received a Newbery Honor Award and is a recipient of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award and also a American Library Association Notable Children's Book, and Teacup Full of Roses was a New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year.


Reviews

Goodreads review by J on July 04, 2017

This was most definitely one of the books that a child uses as a stepping stone from reading children's books to young adult. It was short, rather almost no plot whatsoever and easy to understand while also dealing with a harsh concept for many people whether young or old. The characters were flat......more

Goodreads review by Jacquelyn on November 20, 2008

Genre: Fiction Reading level: Ages 8-12 There is nothing more frustrating that watching a friend hurt and being unable to stop the pain. That’s how Lilly Etta feels as she watches her best friend, Tanya, get evicted from her home. Lilly Etta’s passionate desire for real gold earrings takes a bac......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on September 23, 2012

I do like happy endings. This did not seem very realistic. I have had similar experiences trying to get the news involved with something. I love Lilly Etta Allen and her strength and perseverance. I know how annoying she would be as a child/student.......more

Goodreads review by Cortney on September 23, 2016

Trying to read some white level books. This one started out slow, but had a cute ending.......more