The Gold Cadillac: A Fancy New Car and an Unforgettable Drive

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Summary: the gold cadillac
Review: "As I saw my dad coming in a Cadillac I felt some butterflies in my stomach. I couldn't believe that Cadillac was ours."
What I liked about this book were the characters. I liked the characters because they really showed their feelings. I also liked the car because it is an o.k. car. What I didn't like about this was the white and black people signs. I also didn't like how the white cop treated the family when he thought they had stolen the car when they went down south. This historical fiction book was written by, Mildred D. Taylor. I really recommend this book to people who are interested in African American history.

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Summary: The segregated South through the eyes of a child
Review: "The Gold Cadillac," by Mildred D. Taylor, is one of a series of works of fiction in which the author explores African-American history. Like her other books, "The Gold Cadillac" is told from the perspective of a young person and is suitable for younger readers.

The book's narrator, nicknamed 'lois, lives with her family in Toledo, Ohio, around 1950. Her father's purchase of an extravagant gold Cadillac causes some family friction. But the intense drama comes when the family piles into the car and takes a trip south, into communities poisoned by racial segregation and other manifestations of racism.

Taylor is frank, but not sensationalistic, in her portrayal of racism. And although the book ultimately celebrates the strength of a Black family, the book is not sentimental and does not, in my opinion, trivialize the scars of racism. And although Taylor is certainly a writer in the tradition of children's literature, I also see "The Gold Cadillac" and her other books as being a firm part of a larger African-American literary tradition. Certainly, this book has a good deal in common with such "adult" African-American literature as Gwendolyn Brooks' novel "Maud Martha" or Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun." I recommend this book to readers of all ages.

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Summary: I loved this book!
Review: This book shows today's youngsters what it was like to be black in the South during the l960s. Some of the characters are very unlikable; some are likable. This book shows what daily life could be like, something many people choose to forget.