Catch a Tiger by the Toe

Catch a Tiger by the Toe by Levine, Ellen S.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780670884612.

Jamie is like most girls in the 1950s—she loves Hollywood movie stars and practicing her yoyo moves. But unlike those other girls, she has something to hide, a secret that is hurting her family. Jamies father is a member of the Communist Party, and in 1953, thats the worst thing you can be. Senator Joseph McCarthy and his committee are throwing Americans in jail if they refuse to reveal the names of other Communists, and Jamies dad wont. Hes not a rat. When the truth comes out, and her dad loses his job, Jamie is ashamed to show her face in school. Shes thrown off the school paper with no explanation, and all of a sudden Jamie knows how her father feels. Is there anything she can do to help her father? And what about herself?