

The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA
Author: Brenda Woods
Narrator: John Kroft
Unabridged: 3 hr 53 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 03/29/2019
Author: Brenda Woods
Narrator: John Kroft
Unabridged: 3 hr 53 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 03/29/2019
A very good middle school read about life in the Jim Crow South, following WWII. A young white boy growing up in a progressive, educated home (with parents educated at Oberlin College) turns 12, and is almost killed riding his new bicycle, but is saved by the quick action of a black handyman named M......more
I love it when I stumble across a book that opens my eyes to another piece of history, another part of the world, another person’s experience. Especially if it’s middle-grade fiction because somehow those are always more poignant while they are gentle. I didn’t know much about the Black Panthers, and......more
The cover is priceless and speaks beautifully of the story within. An unemployed WW II vet risks his own life to save a twelve-year-old boy from getting hit by a car. In the voice of this young man we view the town of Birdsong, South Carolina circa 1946. We learn the harsh realities of the Jim Crow......more
It's the summer of 1946 and in Birdsong, South Carolina, Gabriel Haberlin has just tuned 12 and received a brand new Schwinn Autocycle Deluxe for his birthday. Excited to test it out and show his friend Patrick, Gabe sets off not paying too much attention to a stoplight ahead of him that has just tu......more
This had the potential to be great, but the best language in the book was found in the first two pages, and it went downhill from there. Very simplistic writing with characters who over-explained everything in cheesy overly-Southern dialogue. "You can't just make your characters say how they feel! T......more