The End of the Sidewalk

<p><strong>Going to a new school is scary especially when your best friend dumps you.</strong></p><p></p><p>In 1961 on a warm summer day in Jackson Mississippi a bus arrives in town that will spark change. White and Black people get off the bus and challenge norms that have been in place for decades.</p><p></p><p>All Trudy Scuffer wants for her birthday is a horse and she's worried about starting junior high-really worried. It's a big change. She likes the familiar patterns and people of her life. The only change she really wants is a horse.</p><p></p><p>But on her birthday she sees the bus full of Freedom Riders and Trudy starts down a path to understand what they're doing and why. At the same time she struggles with her mother's work as a civil rights activist but learns why it's so important. Unfortunately Trudy also learns how divisive and mean people can be which puts her relationship with her best friend in jeopardy.</p><p></p><p>Trudy must figure out where she stands regarding the changes that are happening in her town. But will her views keep her best friend away forever? </p><p></p><p>If you liked <em>Night on Fire</em> by Ronald Kidd or <em>Ruby Lee and Me</em> by Shannon Hitchcock then you'll love <em>The End of the Sidewalk</em>. </p>