Black Angels
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Book Overview
A powerful look at race and family at the dawn of the civil rights movement. Eleven-year-old Celli's summer begins the usual way -- her mother leaves for a month's vacation in Atlanta and Sophie the baby-sitter moves into their house from the other side of town. But this is not a usual summer. Celli has discovered angels that no one else can see -- black angels appearing on the white side of town. And Sophie, part of the family despite the dark color of her skin, has become an outspoken advocate for equal rights. Her daring support of the fledgling civil rights movement embarrasses Celli -- and leaves her an outcast among her friends. As the black community's support for equality swells, Celli feels more embarrassed by Sophie's strident presence in town than supportive of the movement, until her long-lost grandmother from Ohio pays a visit and reveals a secret that will change the way Celli looks at life, color, and family.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0385327765
ISBN13:9780385327763
Release Date:March 2001
Publisher:Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:8.5" x 0.7" x 5.8"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
black angels summarized by:A.S
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I RECOMEND THIS BOOK ,BECAUSE IT`S INTERESTING;IT TALKS ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVMENTS ,AND HOW AN ANGLO AMERICAN GROWS UP HAVING TO DEAL WITH ALL OF THE COMMOTION ABOUT HOW ITS NOT RIGHT TO TREAT BLACK PEOPLE THE WAY THEY DO,BECAUSE HER MAID,SOPHIE,IS BLACK.ITS ALSO ABOUT HOW THEY DONT LIKE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES AND HOW THEY DONT WANT TO LIVE THIER LIVES.THE ANGLO AMERICANS ARE RELYING ON THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN NOT WHO YOU ARE SO IT`S BAD FOR THE BLACK PEOPLE,YOU HAVE TO HAVE FAITH IN YOURSELF AND OTHERS AND IT`S JUST HOW YOU HANDLE YOURSELF OUT IN THE WORLD BECAUSE THINGS YOU DO IN LIFE THAT IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU AND OTHERS WILL ALWAYS BACKFIRE ON YOU.
What i Think
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book was so good. At first i couldn't really get into it. It then got interesting. It also teach you about your history. They let you look in the eyes of a little girl and how she had to fight to survive in her own battle with racist as she grew up. She also had to deal with the fact that she has more to deal with the equal rights movement than she actually think.
A Movement with Help from Friends
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book is a really great book. The author really researched the information of the Civil Rights Movement. She shows us what a lot of us fail to realize, such as all white people and all black people aren't bad people. We need each other in this day and time to combat the cruelties of this world. She also shows that we also need spiritual help as well. If God is for us who can be against us, NOBODY! I recommend this people to people of all ages and races. I guarantee that it will relax you and broaden your knowledge of the struggle of the African-American struggle.
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