Book Info
What would you do if…
You lived in 1963 in the Mississippi Delta.
Your beloved uncle was accused of a crime.
Would you risk your life for justice?
Hardcover
Delacorte Press
Random House
ISBN: 978-0-385-73470-7
Audio CD
Listening Library
Random House
ISBN: 978-0-7393-6740-7
Pub. Date : June 10, 2008
BookNotes Available from Random House
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Cover design by:
Trish Parcell Watts
Jacket photographs:
Girl 2007 by Michael Frost
Cottonfield 2007
by Dusty Davis
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What a Difference 44 Years Make
With Barack Obama getting the Democratic nomination this week, it’s amazing to think that just 44 years ago, African Americans were excluded from the Democratic Party in some Southern states. It was 1964. The Democratic National Convention was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The nominees were Lyndon Johnson for president and Hubert Humphrey for vice [...]
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Reviews
"A Thousand Never Evers” seems destined to become a bright star in the constellation
of lovingly written favorite novels passed around among generations of readers.
– Enicia Fisher
Christian Science Monitor
This novel could have easily bored the reader with too many historical details. It could have easily become a woe-is-me novel for Addie Ann and her family, but thanks to brilliant pacing, a scared, but courageous heroine, and a hopeful, but realistic ending, it instead becomes a novel worthy of the Newbery.
– Bookami
I give this book my highest recommendation and predict that this will be a front runner for the Newbery Medal.
References to significant historical events (Medgar Evers’s assassination, the March on Washington) add authenticity and depth, while Addie’s frank, expertly modulated voice delivers an emotional wallop.
– Publisher's Weekly
Starred Review
Silver Honor WinnerTold in the first person through the eyes of a perceptive African-American girl living in the deep south during a period of racial tension and social upheaval, this first novel is a gripping page-turner. Without being didactic, the author teaches what it was like to be poor and live under the injustices of segregation.
Top Choice AwardI loved reading A THOUSAND NEVER EVERS.... This book will be great for anyone who wants a good pool side read, but also wants a book that will make them think. An awesome book, A THOUSAND NEVER EVERS is a one that will make a lasting impression on how you think about America's history.
– Flamingnet Reviewer, Age 13
“Brilliantly written, A THOUSAND NEVER EVERS should have a place in every public and school library. Addie Ann and her family come alive off the page, as does the town of Kuckachoo itself.”
– Stacy Dillon, NYC School Librarian and Blogger
Read the full review on Stacy's blog, Welcome to Tweendom
Read the first chapter of A THOUSAND NEVER EVERS.
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