A review by bookgirl4ever
Zora and Me by Victoria Bond

4.0

Carrie, Zora and Teddy are best friends. Zora has a wild and contagious imagination. She is convinced that Mr Pendrik is an alligator man. When some residents of Eatonville are injured and a drifter is murdered, Zora's story seems to be true. This is a sometimes silly, tender, and often deep story for young people about a childhood experience of acclaimed author Zora Neale Hurston. This book would serve as a nice introduction for young people regarding racism in the the early 1900s, poverty, and the complexities of family life that transcend all eras.

Grades 5-7.

CSK 2011