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Posted: April 17 2008 at 11:25am | IP Logged Quote Matilda

This is a beautiful book about two boys during the Civil War. A friend of mine recommended it back in February and I just now got around to reading it. It has inspired many conversations already; everything from the Civil War to Southern accents vs. Northern accents. It is a sad story so it might not be well received by children who are more sensitive. My oldest son really enjoyed it, but my daughters haven't read it yet.


Pink and Say
by Patricia Polacco

keywords: Civil War, boys, slavery, friendship, courage

Summary from www.patriciapolacco.com:

Pink and Say highlights the brief but intimate friendship of two young boys, Pinkus Aylee (Pink) and Sheldon Curtis (Say), during the Civil War. When wounded attempting to escape his unit, Say is rescued by Pink, who carries him back to his Georgia home where he and his family were slaves. While the frightened soldier is nursed back to health under the care of Pink’s mother, Moe Moe Bay, he begins to understand why his new found friend is so adamant on returning to the war; to fight against "the sickness" that is slavery.

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Posted: May 14 2008 at 12:14am | IP Logged Quote Angie Mc

Thank you, Matilda. I have been meaning to read this book and will add it to my to-read list.

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Posted: May 14 2008 at 7:00am | IP Logged Quote Mary G

We read this one in our Polacco pile yesterday too -- I'd never read it, but seen it. I'm so glad we read it yesterday! It really is a wonderful, unique story. This i a must-read for those doing the Civil War!

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Posted: May 16 2008 at 4:48pm | IP Logged Quote JEJE

We read this book last week as part of our civil was studies. I had one child who was disturbed by the ending (very sensitive little girl), but everyone else really liked it.

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Posted: May 16 2008 at 5:21pm | IP Logged Quote Matilda

Jenica,
I mentioned the sad ending for that very reason. I didn't read it to my daughters at all. I just don't think they could handle that yet. Glad the others liked it!

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Posted: May 16 2008 at 6:16pm | IP Logged Quote joann10

I wrote this in the Author Fieta post over at the Living Literature posts. I wished I had known this before we started reading in the library.



I just got home from the library, and I picked out more Patricia Polacco books to add to our big pile.
I figured we would read some at the library because I am reaching my limit as to how many books I can have out at one time.

Well, the first book I choose was Pink and Say, I didn't read the book jacket, just dived in. Well, we were all   by the end of this story. It was beautifully written, but I just wasn't ready for the emotion or I wouldn't have read it at the library.

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