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This short story should be accompanied by a "Tearjerker" caution. I could not help but crying through it, not just on behalf of the beleaguered protagonists-the little girl Missie and her friend Melinda-but because, with different characters and situations, this story has been all too true, not just in the past but even to the present day. And a sad commentary on the state of American society it is.

Despite one or two minor, easily-rectified grammatical or spelling errors, this is a fine piece which demonstrates how even small children-perhaps better than adults-can understand moral integrity and determine to act on principle rather than to repeat, and live, the stereotypes and prejudice of their elders. Missie, her Mother, and Melinda and her family continue to tug at my heartstrings, yet I can admire them for their determination to stand up and stand tall for right (and I say this despite Missie's resorting to physical confrontation near the end of the story!) These are fine individuals whom the reader hopes would grow up to be strong, principled adults. I am rather put in mind of the "Cautionary Tales" so popular during the Middle Ages, in which religious beliefs and social mores were taught to audiences by example. So too is ""The Book" " Open in new Window. a Cautionary Tale for our times, both for the latter half of the 20th century (the story is set in the decade of the 1950's, specifically 1957, a horrendous time for people of color) and for our current decade, when racism and bigotry still abound.













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