Greenberg, David T.: A Tugging String: A Novel about Growing Up during the Civil Rights Era.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

GREENBERG, David T. A Tugging String: A Novel About Growing Up During the Civil Rights Era. 167p. Dutton. 2008. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-525-47967-3. LC number unavailable.

Gr 5-8--A fascinating look at the Civil Rights Movement, specifically the campaign to gain the vote for blacks in Selma, AL. The author, son of Jack Greenberg, a civil rights lawyer and director of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund during the 1960s, provides a unique perspective on this time, wrapping actual events within a fictional story line. It centers around David's boyhood in Great Neck, NY, as he grows in understanding of the often-dangerous work his father does. Alternating chapters focus on Jack …