Charlie and Ralph’s mum has waited a long time to vote because countless obstacles have been put in Black people’s way to stop them from having a say in elections - obstacles that it took a lot of hard work to tear down. But now, in 1969, Madear is going to vote for the very first time, and the boys are coming along on this exciting day. A day that puts a new bounce in their mum’s step, and enables them all to begin to dream of a better future.
Wade Hudson and Don Tate give young readers a warm family story as well as a powerful glimpse into the struggle that had to be waged to achieve a fundamental right of citizenship.
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Chris Barton won a Sibert Honour in 2010 for his first book, The Day-Glo Brothers (Charlesbridge Publishing). He also wrote Shark vs. Train, which garnered numerous awards and was a New York Times bestseller. He currently lives in Texas. Visit his website at www.chrisbarton.info. Don Tate has illustrated numerous critically acclaimed books for children. In 2
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