Jackie and Thomas: Friendship Rising in North Carolina

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The fifth & closing title within the widespread Bakers Mountain Tales collection

Embark on a captivating coming-of-age journey in North Carolina, following the inspiring tale of Jackie and Thomas as they navigate the importance of authenticity and the unbreakable bond of friendship.

Can enemies turn into mates?

In the summer of 1959, on the slopes of Bakers Mountain in western North Carolina, 13-year-old Jackie Honeycutt crosses paths with Thomas Freeman while he's fishing by the river. The two instantly click, and Jackie envisions a friendship blossoming between them. However, Jackie is white, and Thomas is Black — a fact that soon proves to complicate their budding bond.

North Carolina is the main target of the rising civil rights motion, and thru his friendship with Thomas, Jackie experiences racism and prejudice first-hand by bullying in school, household turmoil and stress from his neighborhood.

Can Jackie free each his conscience and his voice – and in the end do what’s proper?

For the courageous ones who dare to take a seat, stand, and kneel for the reason for equality.

——Joyce Moyer Hostetter, winner of the Worldwide Studying Affiliation Youngsters’s E-book Award.