{"product_id":"walking-with-miss-millie","title":"Walking with Miss Millie","description":"\u003cp\u003eA memorable and lovely debut.--Kirkus Reviews  Walking with Miss Millie is full of subtle wisdom. Its ending is satisfying though sobering and there are elements of this story that stay with you long after the last page has been read.--Karen English  Coretta Scott King Honor Award Author  A poignant middle grade debut about the friendship between a white girl and an elderly black woman in the 1960s South  Alice is angry at having to move to Rainbow  Georgiaa too small  too hot  dried-up place shes sure will never feel like home. Then she gets put in charge of walking her elderly neighbors dog. But Clarence wont budge without Miss Millie  so Alice and Miss Millie walk him together.  Strolling with Clarence and Miss Millie quickly becomes the highlight of Alices day and opens her eyes to all sorts of new things to marvel over. During their walks  they meet a mix of people  and Alice sees that although there are some bullies and phonies  there are plenty of kind folks  too. Miss Millie shares her familys story with Alice  showing her the painful impact segregation has had on their town. And with Miss Millie  Alice is finally able to express her own heartache over why her family had to move there in the first place.  Tamara Bundys beautifully written debut celebrates the wonder and power of friendship: how it can be found when we least expect it and make any place a home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946467192885,"sku":"ByrdShop_0399544569","price":27.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780399544569.jpg?v=1769950846","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/walking-with-miss-millie","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}