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Susan Marcus Bends the Rules

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You wouldn't even know there was a war on, thinks Susan Marcus as she surveys her new neighborhood in Clayton, Missouri. There are no air raid wardens, no blackout curtains. It's so different from her old home in New York City: no tall apartment buildings, no bustling city streets. Susan can barely understand people, their accents are so thick, and of course eveyone in Clayton is a St. Louis Cardinals fan and sworn enemy of Susan's beloved New York Yankees. Worst of all, for the first time in her life, ten-year-old Susan encounters prejudice — against New Yorkers, Jews, blacks, and the Japanese. She must be circumspect about her friendship with Loretta (the daughter of the black janitor), for Jim Crow laws still exist in 1943 Missouri. Outraged, Susan decides to strike a blow against them. She's not going to break the rules exactly; she's just going to bend them.

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Publisher: Holiday House

Kindle Book

  • Release date: February 7, 2014

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780823431441
  • Release date: February 7, 2014

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780823431441
  • File size: 1458 KB
  • Release date: February 7, 2014

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Kindle Book
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English

Levels

ATOS Level:5
Lexile® Measure:880
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:3-5

You wouldn't even know there was a war on, thinks Susan Marcus as she surveys her new neighborhood in Clayton, Missouri. There are no air raid wardens, no blackout curtains. It's so different from her old home in New York City: no tall apartment buildings, no bustling city streets. Susan can barely understand people, their accents are so thick, and of course eveyone in Clayton is a St. Louis Cardinals fan and sworn enemy of Susan's beloved New York Yankees. Worst of all, for the first time in her life, ten-year-old Susan encounters prejudice — against New Yorkers, Jews, blacks, and the Japanese. She must be circumspect about her friendship with Loretta (the daughter of the black janitor), for Jim Crow laws still exist in 1943 Missouri. Outraged, Susan decides to strike a blow against them. She's not going to break the rules exactly; she's just going to bend them.

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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Holiday House

    Kindle Book
    Release date: February 7, 2014

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780823431441
    Release date: February 7, 2014

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780823431441
    File size: 1458 KB
    Release date: February 7, 2014

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 5
    Lexile® Measure: 880
    Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    Text Difficulty: 3-5
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