Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues

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Summary: Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues
Review: A mystery and historical fiction inspired by the Montgomery, Alabama Bus Boycott (Rosa Parks, 1956), tells a story about how the black citizenry were affected by the bus boycott. Alfa, a 12 year old black boy living with his grandmother and sister, Zinnia, helps support them with his after school job. They are accused of stealing money from one of their cleaning jobs for "whites", and in addition, someone is stealing their rent money. The boy and his sister use the scientific method and mystery solving skills (gained from reading mystery novels) to solve the crime. The reader sees Dr. Martin Luther King's and Christian precepts for non-violence put into action by Alfa, as he successfully confronts his white tormentors. Conveys the values and flavor of the times. Includes bibliographic references.

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Summary: Fiction And Fun
Review: Do you know what many white people were doing to Blacks during segregation? Well, this book "Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues" by Harriet Gillem Robinet will answer your questions. It's fiction, but it is based on historical records which tell how African Americans were treated during segregation. During the time of the main character Alfa's life, boycotting buses in Montgomery, Alabama was a hard struggle for African Americans. Many of them had to walk for miles in hot weather, listening to whites telling them to stop causing trouble.
In the book, Alfa is a strong black young man who tries to clear his name after being accused of stealing a lot of money. He also has to deal with racism and taking care of his elderly grandmother and his older sister.
The writer's style is very descriptive. You can imagine in your mind what everything looks like just by her words. One thing I really liked about this book is that it tells you about history. At the same time, there is an exciting fiction story to read.
"Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues" will be a great book for people who likes books that have enormous suspense in it and also people who love history. Why not give this book a try?

Rating:
Summary: Fiction And Fun
Review: Do you know what many white people were doing to Blacks during segregation? Well, this book "Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues" by Harriet Gillem Robinet will answer your questions. It's fiction, but it is based on historical records which tell how African Americans were treated during segregation. During the time of the main character Alfa's life, boycotting buses in Montgomery, Alabama was a hard struggle for African Americans. Many of them had to walk for miles in hot weather, listening to whites telling them to stop causing trouble.
In the book, Alfa is a strong black young man who tries to clear his name after being accused of stealing a lot of money. He also has to deal with racism and taking care of his elderly grandmother and his older sister.
The writer's style is very descriptive. You can imagine in your mind what everything looks like just by her words. One thing I really liked about this book is that it tells you about history. At the same time, there is an exciting fiction story to read.
"Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues" will be a great book for people who likes books that have enormous suspense in it and also people who love history. Why not give this book a try?

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Summary: this book kept me on the edge of my seat!
Review: The characters are so real and the story so well-written that I felt like I was walking right along with them. It's a wonderful book for children to get the feel of what it was like during the Civil Rights movement. I'm a middle school teacher, and I highly recommend this book for grades 4-8.

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Summary: Reminiscent of Watsons Go to Birmingham
Review: The characters are so real and the story so well-written that I felt like I was walking right along with them. It's a wonderful book for children to get the feel of what it was like during the Civil Rights movement. I'm a middle school teacher, and I highly recommend this book for grades 4-8.

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Summary: this book kept me on the edge of my seat!
Review: Walking to the Bus-Rider-Blues

Alfa is a small town boy living in Alabama. He lives his life day in and day out worrying about the rent money. His family make ends meet pretty well by combining their money to make the rent. One day Alfa was beat-up while walking home from work. The white boys steal his half of the rent money! Luckily Mama Meryingfield can cover his half this time. But what if it happens again? Alfa is a very good worker he makes sure all the vegetables are stacked right and makes sure the milk is fresh. He talks to his boss about the white boys. How he is going to get beat up on every pay-day. Alfas boss tells him that he needs to learn about the boys, scare them a little that will make them go away. So as Alfa is on his delivery run the white neighbor hood is yelling all kinds of racial slurs at him. He just keeps singing his bus-rider-blues. Me, personally I think the book was great. It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way threw the beatings and the payback and the mystery.