![]() ![]() We hope you'll join Glory and her friends in Hanging Moss in July. ![]() It's a year that will teach her a lot about bigotry, loyalty and bravery. She's white, and growing up in the South, her life has been one of privilege - spending hours at the local library, and eating pie with her best friend, Frankie.īut the summer of 1964 brings seismic change to Hanging Moss - and not just because Glory's older sister is suddenly interested in boys. ![]() She loves to read Nancy Drew, and has never met a Yankee. Gloriana June Hemphill is an 11-year-old who can't wait to celebrate her July 4 birthday at the community pool. Augusta Scattergood is the author of Glory Be, which was a National Public Radio Backseat Book Club selection, a Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee, and hailed by Newbery medalist Richard Peck as the story of a bygone era 'beautifully recalled.'Her novel The Way to Stay in Destiny was named an Amazon Best of the Month. The time is 1964, and this coming-of-age story intersects with the country's own coming of age during the civil rights era. Hanging Moss is the setting for Glory Be, by Augusta Scattergood. Write a short description of each of the examples. Create an image for an example that represents this theme using appropriate scenes, characters, and items. Identify the themes from Glory Be you wish to include and write them in the headings. In July, NPR's Backseat Book Club is heading to Hanging Moss, Miss., and boy, is it hot. Student Instructions: Click 'Start Assignment'. ![]()
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