Little John and Plutie

By Edwards, Pat

Publishers Summary:
Although delighted to have the resourceful and courageous Pluto as his first real friend, nine-year-old John soon begins to realize how their rural South environment discourages a close relationship between blacks and whites.

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ISBN
978-0-39548-223-0
Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1988.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on November 1, 1988

Gr 5-7 The deaths in mule accidents of both of John's brothers have made his mother over-protective of him, and the nine year old resigns himself to being what she calls her comfort and salvation. When his father's drinking increases, Mrs. Greer leaves with John to stay with her mother. Fear of regular school with many children, the women's scorn of his father, and having to promise to stay away from mules until he is ten are relieved...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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