Yard war taylor kitchings rousing debut puts you right on the fiftyyard line of a vital historical moment. A link has been sent to your friends email address. Lemoncellos library perfect for readers of christopher paul curtiss bud, not buddy and vince vawters paperboy, yard. June 28, 2016 may 15, 2016 rhodereader leave a comment. The pace of mississippian taylor kitchings splendid debut novel yard war wendy lamb booksrandom house kids is quick, and trips narration is clear, precise and surprisingly funny. He drew on those experiences for his first novel, yard war. Perfect for readers of christopher paul curtiss bud, not buddy and vince vawters paperboy, yard war explores race relations during the civil rights movement from the perspective of a. Taylor kitchings, debut author of yard war a middle grade book about football during the civil rights movement will be launching his book at lemuria with a signing and reading starting at 5 p. About yard war taylor kitchings rousing debut puts you right on the fiftyyard line of a vital historical moment. The book i just finished is called yard war by taylor kitchings.
Taylor kitchings twelveyearold trip westbrook lives in jackson, mississippi, in 1964 and discovers the underlying racism in his family and neighborhood when he invites his maids son dee to play football in the. Dec 18, 2015 yard war by taylor kitchings set in jackson, mississippi in 1964 an innocent 12 year old named trip westbrook lives with his family, unknown to the ugliness around him. If the reader had an interest in sports i could see them enjoying and learning from. Lemoncellos library perfect for readers of christopher paul curtiss bud, not buddy and vince vawters paperboy, yard war explores race relations during the. Taylor kitchings with yard war thursday, september 10, 2015 4. Taylor kitchings rousing debut puts you right on the fiftyyard line of a vital. I think one of the strengths of the book is that it really seems to get the adolescent narrators voice. Its 1964 in jackson, mississippi, deep in the civil rights movement, and the one black person twelveyearold trip westbrook knows well is willie jane, the family maid, who has been a second mother to him. Taylor kitchings was born in new orleans, louisiana, on august 30, 1951.
As a college freshman, he recorded the original album clean break, now considered a collectors item. The one black person he knows well is willie jane, the family maid, who has been like a second mother to him. Yard war is a comingofage story set in jackson during the 1960s. The vision and enthusiasm of our team is to host a premier festival that attracts book lovers, writers and publishers from mississippi, the region, and beyond. Yard war by taylor kitchings meet your next favorite book. Lemoncellos library perfect for readers of christopher paul curtiss bud, not buddy and vince vawters paperboy, yard war explores race relations during the civil rights movement from the perspective of a boy who. Live from barristers hall book reading and music set. Taylor kitchings rousing debut puts you right on the fiftyyard line of a vital historical moment. Chris grabenstein, new york times bestselling author of escape from mr.
Yard war taylor kitchings roots in mississippi run many generations deep, though it took him a while to circle back to them. The tidings tree to be published in 2017, random house. Taylor kitchings, author from ridgeland, mississippi. Yard war is a middlegrade novel about two boys with different skin colors, one white and one black, who become friends in jackson, mississippi, just after freedom summer. Perfect for readers of christopher paul curtiss bud, not buddy and vince vawters paperboy, yard war explores race relations during the civil rights movement from the perspective of a boy who. But getting to know dee and playing football, being part of a team, changes trip. Free and open to the public, the mississippi book festival is intended to foster and feature author readings and presentations, panel discussions, book signings, cooking demonstrations, live music, local food, young adult authors. Lemoncellos library perfect for readers of christopher paul curtiss bud, not buddy and vince vawters paperboy, yard war explores race relations during the civil rights movement from the perspective of a. Taylor kitchings debut book yard war tells story of boy who encounters prejudice. Ive been listening to my amazon echo dot read taylor kitchingss book yard war.
The book tells the story of kitchings experiences from the point of view of 12yearold trip, who enjoys playing football in. Preorder yard war by taylor kitchings, coming august. Yard war by taylor kitchings published by random house childrens books on august 18th 2015 genres. Jackson, mississippi, in 1964 is in the middle of the civil rights struggle, and the sight of a black youngster playing ball with whites is seen as a threat to the. Yard wars by taylor kitchings yard war by taylor kitchings published. Kitchings maintains a light tone despite the seriousness of the subject.
When trip invites her son, dee, to play football in the yard, trip discovers the ugly side of his smiling neighbors. Set in jackson in 1964, yard war tells the story of 12yearold trip westbrook and the summer that football and a forbidden friendship changed. I know most of you arent located in mississippi, but i wanted to. Growing up in jackson, mississippi, author and teacher taylor kitchings witnessed racism in action. Kitchings, who is married to kosciusko native beth shaw kitchings, resides in ridgeland and teaches english at st. They may leave, but there is always that pull to return home, and in yard war, kitchings explores why. When trip invites her son, dee, to play football in the yard, trip discovers the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading yard war. This honest and engaging novel is full of memorable characters that bring the civil rightsera south alive for young readers. Yard sale scores video games trains books storage wars garage. Ive got the hardbound version also, but for some reason i never read it. Kitchings attended murrah high school and graduated in 1969. We are thrilled to announce that our own jackson native, taylor kitchings, has written his debut middlegrade novel, to be published august 18 by wendy lamb booksrandom house in the u. The one black person he knows well is willie jane, the family maid, who has been a second mother to him.
When trip invites her son, dee, to play football in the yard, he discovers the ugly side of his smiling neighbors. Trip westbrook has spent his first twelve years far from the struggle for civil rights going on in mississippi. I enjoyed this book so much that i was telling people about it even before i finished it. Jackson, mississippi, in 1964 is in the middle of the civil rights struggle, and the sight of a black kid playing ball with whites is seen as a threat. Yard war is a middle grade novel that deals with racism in the south in the 60s.
This little book, with taylor kitchingss excellent ear for. Lemoncellos library perfect for readers of christopher paul curtiss bud, not buddy and vince vawters paperboy, yard war explores race relations during the civil rights movement from the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Yard war by taylor kitchings set in jackson, mississippi. Yard war, his first novel, is the winner of the 2016 mississippi institute for arts and letters award for fiction, and a finalist for the pat conroy southern book prize.
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