Abraham Lincoln. Civil Rights. Martin Luther King Jr. Chicago. Downers Grove. It's 1966 and Mina Edelman at age 11 is embarking on a journey that will be past, present, and future. It all began when Mina learned how to read-her dad's initials, Albert Baruch Edelman, spelled ABE. That started it all - there were other things as well that soon convinced her that they were the Lincolns reincarnated. So begins the continual interpretation of parallels between the families at the same time as Martin Luther King Jr. enters the Chicago scene. Mina's knowledge of the Lincolns is extensive and she is committed to saving her family from the Lincoln destiny. That's when the Civil Rights Movement comes to Chicago and Downers Grove, Illinois. It is a summer filled with choices and decisions that will have a lasting impact on her and her family. With the story taking place in familiar settings, the reader is drawn closer to the story.
Date read: 6/28/2010
ISBN-10: 0805090134
ISBN-13: 9780805090130
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