A simple fence that cut through the middle of Clover's town was meant to separate the white side of town from the black side of town. This fence, for Clover, stood for a whole lot more. It kept people from playing, talking, and being friends. Until one day Annie and Clover, girls from opposite sides of the fence, decided to overlook what the fence was meant to represent and sat together,'on top of the fence'. In 'The Other Side' by Jacqueline Woodson, Clover simply, yet eloquantly, tells her story as she reaches beyond her side of the fence to find a friend. 'Someday, somebody's going to come along and knock this old fence down,' is Annie's and Clover's fervent wish and hope for the future.
Similar authors: Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert; Pat McKissack; Deborah Wiles
Similar books: Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles;
Goin' Someplace Special by Pat Kissack;
Rosa's Bus by Jo S. Kittinger;
Coming on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson;
Back of the Bus by Aaron Reynolds;
Papa's Mark by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert
Date read: 7/27/2011
ISBN-10: 0399231161
ISBN-13: 9780399231162
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