Rhode Island Children's Book Award     Student Comments

Yankee Girl

by

Mary Ann Rodman
Grade 4-6

In 1964, Alice moves to Mississippi from Chicago. Some of the children call her “ Yankee Girl” because she comes from the North. Then, a girl named Valerie

moves to the school, and doesn’t have any friends. Read this book, and you can find out what happens to Alice and Valerie. I think this was a great book.

Danielle- W.L. Callahan School, Harrisville R.I.

Yankee Girl is a great book about a girl named Alice living in 1964. Her family is moving to Mississippi from Chicago. Alice’s dad was an FBI agent helping black people vote. When Alice moves she meets a boy named Jeb. Also she learns that Rev. Taylor’s daughter Valerie will be in her class. The popular girls plan to make Valerie’s life miserable. This is a great book!

By, Jessica D.

This page was created on October 5, 2005 and updated on February 8, 2006.

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