The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones

There are some friends you never forget.

It's the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his white father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he's sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in small-town Alabama, his blackness is suddenly front and center, and no one is shy about making it known he'...show more

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TheCleverReader
Feb 03, 2023
8/10 stars
This book is a beautifully written story about friendship between Ethan and Juniper in the summer of 1955. While reading this book you'll find yourself in the historical background of the deep south during a time when racism was at the forefront of the times. It his heartbreaking to read this book in 2022 and see the parallels to 1955 society. This book was well written, emotional, and all around one that everyone should be reading.

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