McKissack, Pat, 1944-

A friendship for today / Patricia C. McKissack. - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic Press, 2007. - 172 p ; 22 cm.

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Twelve-year-old Rosemary Patterson learns that she will be attending an all-white school in the fall; but when her best friend is diagnosed with polio, she must face the first day of school alone.

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Divorce--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
School integration--Fiction.
Racism--Fiction.
Race relations--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Divorce--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
School integration--Fiction.
Racism--Fiction.
Race relations--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Divorce--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
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Racism--Fiction.
Race relations--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
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African Americans--Fiction.


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