Book
Pink and Say
Record details
- ISBN: 0399226710 (hc)
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Physical Description:
48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
print - Publisher: New York : Philomel Books, c1994.
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| Subject: | United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Fiction Friendship Fiction African American soldiers Fiction |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | E POLAC P (Text) | 33126004794040 | Easy | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | E POLAC P (Text) | 33126022794618 | Easy | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | E POLAC P (Text) | 33126004794511 | Easy | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 1997 September
Say, 15, had never seen a black person up close until Pink, also a young Union soldier, saves his life. During his brief stay in Pink's home, the wounded boy comes to understand his friend's unconquerable vision of freedom. A memorable family reminiscence with evocative paintings. (Oct. 1994) Copyright 1998 School Library Journal Reviews - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 1994 October
Gr 4 Up-This picture book set during the Civil War is a departure for Polacco in terms of content and audience. It is certainly the deepest and most serious book she has done. Sheldon Curtis, 15, a white boy, lies badly wounded in a field in Georgia when Pinkus Aylee, an African American Union soldier about Sheldon's age, finds him and carries him home to his mother, Moe Moe Bay. Sheldon, known as Say, is nursed back to health in her nurturing care. But then she is killed by marauders, and the boys return to their units. They are then are captured and taken to Andersonville, where Pink is hanged within hours of their capture. One of the most touching moments is when Pink reads aloud from the Bible to Moe Moe and Say. Say tells them that he can't read, but then he offers something he's very proud of: he once shook Abraham Lincoln's hand. This is a central image in the story, and is what ties the boys together for a final time, as Pink cries, "`Let me touch the hand that touched Mr. Lincoln, Say, just one last time.'" The picture of their clasped hands, with the hands of the soldiers wrenching them apart, is exceptionally moving. Polacco's artwork, in fact, has never been better. She uses dramatic perspectives, dynamic compositions, and faces full of emotion to carry her powerful tale. History comes to life in this remarkable book.-Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL Copyright 1994 Cahners Business Information.