When trip invites her son, dee, to play football in the yard, trip discovers the ugly. Twelveyearold trip westbrook has discovered that his housekeepers son dee can throw a heck of a pass and has invited him to join a football game in the front yard. Lemoncellos library perfect for readers of christopher paul curtiss bud, not buddy and vince vawters paperboy, yard. This honest and engaging novel is full of memorable. Penguin young readers group and random house childrens. Aug, 2015 yard war by taylor kitchings published by random house childrens books on august 18th 2015 genres. Dee, to play football in the yard, he discovers the ugly side of his smiling neighbors. Aug 15, 2015 yard war is a comingofage story set in jackson during the 1960s. Lemoncellos library perfect for readers of christopher paul curtiss bud, not buddy and vince vawters paperboy, yard war explores race relations during the civil rights movement from the.
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Jul 04, 2015 we are thrilled to announce that our own jackson native, taylor kitchings, has written his debut middlegrade novel, to be published august 18 by wendy lamb books random house in the u. Lemoncellos library perfect for readers of christopher paul curtiss bud, not buddy and vince vawters paperboy, yard war explores race relations during the. Taylor kitchings roots in mississippi run many generations deep, though it took him a while to circle back to them. Jan 01, 2015 yard war is a middlegrade novel about two boys with different skin colors, one white and one black, who become friends in jackson, mississippi, just after freedom summer. They may leave, but there is always that pull to return home, and in yard war, kitchings explores why. Aug 08, 2015 taylor kitchings debut book yard war tells story of boy who encounters prejudice. When trip invites her son, dee, to play football in the yard, trip discovers the ugly side of his smiling neighbors. Who knew that playing football in the yard could have such consequences. Kitchings applied the page 69 test to yard war, his first novel, and reported the following. The book tells the story of kitchings experiences from the point of view of 12yearold trip, who enjoys playing football in his front yard with his friends. Its 1964 in jackson, mississippi, deep in the civil rights movement, and the one black person twelveyearold trip westbrook knows well is willie jane, the family maid, who has been a second mother to him.
Taylor kitchings, debut author of yard war a middle grade book about football during the civil rights movement will be launching his book at lemuria with a signing and reading starting at 5 p. This little book, with taylor kitchingss excellent ear for. It isnt until he invites the family maids son, dee, to play football, which he learns about the racism in the community. He drew on those experiences for his first novel, yard war. Trip westbrook has spent his first 12 years far from the civil rights struggles going on in mississippi. Taylor kitchings author of yard war taylor kitchings roots in mississippi are many generations deep, though it took him a while to circle back to them. Perfect for readers of christopher paul curtiss bud, not buddy and vince vawters paperboy, yard war explores race relations during the civil rights movement from the perspective of a boy who. Lemoncellos libraryperfect for readers of christopher paul curtiss bu. Americanah by chimamanda ngozi adichie beloved by toni morrison the color purple by alice walker a confederacy of dunces by john kennedy toole the help by kathryn stockett the hunger games by suzanne collins. Yard war by taylor kitchings set in jackson, mississippi. Taylor kitchings twelveyearold trip westbrook lives in jackson, mississippi, in 1964 and discovers the underlying racism in his family and neighborhood when he invites his maids son dee to play football in the. Taylor kitchings debut book yard war tells story of boy who encounters. The book tells the story of kitchings experiences from the point of view of 12yearold trip, who enjoys playing football in. This little book, with taylor kitchings s excellent ear for.