Glory Be by Augusta ScattergoodMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
As much as we hate to admit it racism and segregation are real things and Augusta Scattergood does a wonderful job of capturing the emotions and tension in the southern part of the United States during the Civil Rights movement.
This book really shows that hate is taught. When a child comes down from the north, she doesn’t understand why there are different water fountains for different races. Glory can’t understand why they would close the pool just so certain people couldn’t swim. To her, it was hot, and everyone should be able to enjoy a swim. In opposition to that Glory’s best friend is growing up in a family filled with hate, and the reader can clearly see how the hate he is being taught is changing him.
Reading this book, it just amazed me that there are people out there that spend so much time and energy hating someone. It has to be exhausting to have that much hate inside.
Author: Augusta Scattergood
Publisher: Scholastic
Publication Date: 2012
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