A Time for Change
Title: A Time for Change
Author: Alicia Klepeis
Grade level: 3&4th
Amari Johnson and her family live in Boston, Massachusetts until their world turns upside and Amari’s Dad gets a new job in Raleigh, North Carolina. Amari leaves her friends and school. Now, she lives in the South where racism has become more prevalent. She needs to make new friends and go to a new school. And it’s 1960 and the Civil Rights movement is in full swing! Can Amari adjust to living in the South and can she make a difference in her school?
