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Equal (Bakers Mountain Stories series)
Joyce Moyer Hostetter
Ages: 9+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Calkins Creek/Boyds Mills
ISBN: 978-1-68437-813-5
Keywords: Race Relatons, Civil Rights Movement, African Americans, Bullying
In 1959 North Carolina, Jackie, 13 and White, meets Thomas, 13 and Black. Can the two boys overcome society's prejudices and become friends. Historical back matter and photographs.