cover image VIRGIE GOES TO SCHOOL WITH US BOYS

VIRGIE GOES TO SCHOOL WITH US BOYS

Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard, , illus. by E.B. Lewis. . S&S/Aladdin, $6.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-689-87793-3

Based on a true story set during Reconstruction, an African-American girl is determined to get an education just like her brothers, despite the protests of her family. In a starred review, PW called Virgie "a radiant heroine." Ages 5-8. (Jan.)