I like this book Color me dark because it is about a girl who lives in 1919 and has to deal with segregation. Boys and girls bully her and she moves to Chicago. Read the book to find out what happens to her in the city of Chicago.
Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North (Dear America)
By Patricia C. McKissack
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grade 5 | n/a | 4.9 | 36399 |
Eleven-year-old Nellie Lee Love records in her diary the events of 1919, when her family moves from Tennessee to Chicago, hoping to leave the racism and hatred of the South behind.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN-13: 9780590511599
ISBN-10: 0590511599
Published on 4/1/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 222
