![]() ![]() ![]() The Lassiters take Gemma into their home as a member of their family, and thus starts the insanity of bigotry and hate delivered by friends and neighbors.Įven now, nearly two generations later, I can't grasp why anyone would treat other human beings with such disdain, fear and hate. That is until a freak lightning strike from a thunderstorm kills Gemma's parents, leaving her orphaned and alone in the world. Her best friend is Gemma, a slightly older African-American girl whose family lives on her daddy's farm.Īll is as it should be in the south in the 30s, including segregation of the races, and everyone knows their place in the world. She's just turned thirteen and she finds trouble, or trouble finds her, just about every time she opens her mouth. Jessilyn Lassiter tells her tale of mishaps, struggles and discoveries during the summer of 1932. ![]()
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