tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803391217305130189.post1771861539042315389..comments2019-03-21T00:05:23.367-05:00Comments on anokaberry: A Tugging String: A Novel about Growing up during the Civil Rights EraUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803391217305130189.post-65859026174680599632008-11-22T18:18:00.000-06:002008-11-22T18:18:00.000-06:00...a fascinating account of a young boy bumping up......a fascinating account of a young boy bumping up against such giants as Thurgood Marshall and Martin Luther King, Jr. Greenberg's father, Jack Greenberg, is a lawyer who fights to promote the civil rights of African Americans in America's south. Duvy, as Greenberg is affectionately called by his father, learns about predjudice firsthand...the book is also a heart-felt tale of a boy's sometimes hilarious and sometimes painful process of growing up. Duvy worries about his hair, and does everything he can think of to try and tame it into smooth submission- to no avail. Duvy scores a touchdown- for the wrong team. But along the way, Duvy learns compassion, tolerance, and what it means when we say "All men are created equal". This is an important book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803391217305130189.post-8013247059757261492008-11-22T18:15:00.000-06:002008-11-22T18:15:00.000-06:00David Greenburg's novel is beautiful in its simpli...David Greenburg's novel is beautiful in its simplicity. As a teacher, I often struggle with how to teach students about difficult times in American history. Greenburg's novel is a true treasure as tells the story of the civil rights era through the eyes of a young boy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com