Walking with Miss Millie by Tamara Bundy

Walking with Miss Millie by Tamara Bundy

A memorable and lovely debut.--Kirkus Reviews

Walking with Miss Millie is full of subtle wisdom. Its ending is satisfying though sobering and there are elements of this story that stay with you long after the last page has been read.--Karen English, Coretta Scott King Honor Award Author

A poignant middle grade debut about the friendship between a white girl and an elderly black woman in the 1960s South

Alice is angry at having to move to Rainbow, Georgia--a too small, too hot, dried-up place she's sure will never feel like home. Then she gets put in charge of walking her elderly neighbor's dog. But Clarence won't budge without Miss Millie, so Alice and Miss Millie walk him together.

Strolling with Clarence and Miss Millie quickly becomes the highlight of Alice's day and opens her eyes to all sorts of new things to marvel over. During their walks, they meet a mix of people, and Alice sees that although there are some bullies and phonies, there are plenty of kind folks, too. Miss Millie shares her family's story with Alice, showing her the painful impact segregation has had on their town. And with Miss Millie, Alice is finally able to express her own heartache over why her family had to move there in the first place.

Tamara Bundy's beautifully written debut celebrates the wonder and power of friendship: how it can be found when we least expect it and make any place a home.

Bundy, Tamara: -

Tamara Bundy is a former columnist for the Cincinnati Post. Her regular column on being a mom also appeared on EWTN global Catholic radio. She taught high school English for 17 years and currently teaches English at Miami University. Tamara is the author or co-author of seven nonfiction books. Her middle grade novel Walking with Miss Millie won several awards, including the Ohioana Award for Middle Grade/Young Adult Fiction, and has landed on many state reading lists. Her second middle grade novel, Pixie Pushes On, comes out January 2020. Her debut picture book will be published in 2021 by Thomas Nelson.

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ISBN 13	9780399544576
ISBN 10	0399544577
Title	Walking with Miss Millie
Author	Tamara Bundy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2018-07-03
Number of pages	240
Prizes	Winner of CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Readers., Winner of IRA Notable Books for a Global Society.
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.