The Other Side (edition 2001)

A fence separates the town between black and whites. Clover become curious and daring and approaches the girl who sits on the fence everyday. They become friends after time. Change can happen little by little and one child at a time.
Ages 5 and up
Pierce County Library

Clover's mom tell her that it's not safe to cross the fence that segregates the blacks from the whites. But the two girls strike up a friendship, by getting around their parents rules by sitting on top of the fence together.
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SOURCE: ECE Library

I really enjoyed this book. E.B. Lewis did an amazing job of taking Jacqueline Woodson's story and portraying it in this book. The fence which was traditionally used to separate is actually what brings the two young girls together. This is a great book to teach children about how things were in the past and how we need to keep moving forward because in some sense segregation is still present. ( )

This is an excelenent book for children to see what it was like for young children many years ago. This book shows how two little girls are tryimg to be friends but something is in their way, their race. This would be a great book to show that changes that have been made so that certain races were not discriminated against. ( )

Clover is a young African-American girl who lives with all other black people on one side of the town. On the other side of the town, separated by a fence, live all white people. One afternoon, Clover sees a lonely white girl on the other side of the fence. Although she is not allowed to speak to her, they become friends and finally decide that the fence should not be there.
A very recommendable and nice story that reflects how children react to segregation. The illustrations make the story even more impressive and reflect the separation between black and white even more. ( )