Lunch-Box Dream

by Tony Abbott   |  Ages 11+
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Lunch-Box Dream by Tony Abbott is a powerful and insightful book that provides the reader with a unique perspective of racial discrimination, segregation, and racism in the south, taking place in the Civil War Centenary. Through the eyes of Bobby's experience, a young boy, the book explores the power of assumption, the complexity of racism, and the struggle for equality. This book is a must-read for anyone looking for a poignant account of the challenges of the past and how they echo into the future.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Lunch-Box Dream

by Tony Abbott   |  Ages 11+
Regular price RM14.49 MYR
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per
Compare to estimated retail price: RM80.32 MYR  
ISBN: 9781250016683
Authors: Tony Abbott
Publisher: Square Fish
Date of Publication: 2013-01-08
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 2.69
(rated by 388 readers)

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Bobby and his family are visiting Civil War battlefields on the eve of the war's centenary, while inside their car, quiet battles rage. When an accident cuts their trip short, they return home on a bus and witness an incident that threatens to deny a black family seats. What they don't know is the reason for the family's desperation to be on that a few towns away, their child is missing.In Lunch-Box Dream Tony Abbott presents Jim Crow, racism, and segregation from multiple perspectives. In this story of witnessing without understanding, a naïvely prejudiced boy, in brief flashes of insight, starts to identify and question his assumptions about race.
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Lunch-Box Dream by Tony Abbott is a powerful and insightful book that provides the reader with a unique perspective of racial discrimination, segregation, and racism in the south, taking place in the Civil War Centenary. Through the eyes of Bobby's experience, a young boy, the book explores the power of assumption, the complexity of racism, and the struggle for equality. This book is a must-read for anyone looking for a poignant account of the challenges of the past and how they echo into the future.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.