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Burg, Shana. A thousand never evers.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
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Kliatt
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May 1, 2008
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- Hinton, Kaavonia
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BURG, Shana. A thousand never evers. Random House, Delacorte. 301 p. c2008. 978-0-385-73470-7 $15.99. J
When the mayor of Kuckachoo, Missippippi learns that the Supreme Court has declared that segregated schools are illegal, he boasts, "Integration here? ... That ain't nothin' but a thousand never evers!," indicating the feelings of most of his constituents. This is the climate that 7th-grader Addie Ann Pickett is growing up in. The year is 1963; Medgar Evers has recently been gunned down, four girls died during a church bombing, and the Mississippi voter registration drive known as Freedom Summer and the passing of the Civil Rights Act are only a year away. Though Addie's ...