{"product_id":"freedom-school-yes-9780593694398","title":"Freedom School, Yes!","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn 1964's Freedom Summer, one girl sees that nothing--not hatred, not fear, not anything else--can stand in the way of her learning about the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJolie has a lot to be scared about since the new Freedom School teacher, Annie, came to town. Bricks thrown through windows in the dead of night, notes filled with hate, and now a fire has burned down the church where Annie was supposed to start teaching tomorrow! Without the church, how can she possibly teach Jolie and the other townspeople about black poets and artists, historians and inventors? Unless the people themselves fight back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this triumphant story based on the 1964 Mississippi Freedom School Summer Project, Amy Littlesugar and Floyd Cooper come together to celebrate the strength of a people and the bravery of one young girl who didn't let being scared get in her way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Littlesugar\u003c\/b\u003e, who was only ten during the Mississippi Freedom School Summer Project, interviewed teachers, volunteers, and even folk singers to tell this story. And one thing they all agreed on was how much courage it took to make certain the people of Mississippi--young and old--got the chance to learn. Littlesugar has written many other books for children, including \u003ci\u003eTree of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShake Rag\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMarie in Fourth Position\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Columbia, Maryland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFloyd Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e always dreamed of becoming an artist, and he ultimately illustrated dozens of books for children. He received a Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations in \u003ci\u003eThe Blacker the Berry\u003c\/i\u003e and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his illustrations in \u003ci\u003eBrown Honey in Broomwheat Tea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Have Heard of a Land . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Philomel Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276580880658,"sku":"9780593694398","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0e760cba-c26b-41c7-864e-0fae4a66454c.jpg?v=1747131981","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/freedom-school-yes-9780593694398","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}