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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2007
K-Gr 3 As this story opens, a smiling postal carrier hands an envelope to Mama. It is a special-delivery letter addressed to her daughter, Eubie. Mama rings the dinner bell and Papa, Jacob, and Eubie come running back to the house. The girl reads the letter aloud. She has been accepted to college and is being offered a four-year merit scholarship. The one problem is that the family will have to pay thre...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
African American Lily's older sister wins a college scholarship, but the family needs to come up with three thousand dollars fo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More