4 Stars - great book which emphasizes that life is not always "black and white"
Tiphanie knew she should be happy. When her dad got a big work promotion, Tiphanie's family moved into a fancy new house in the suburbs. New home, new school, new life. ... Tiphanie's parents reminded her to represent the African-American race - show the nearly all-white high school she would be attending and their new well-to-do community her family and race's sense of integrity, intelligence, and pride.
Tiphanie wanted to make her parents proud. When she attends school the next day, though, Tiphanie discovers she is only one of two African-American students, and in 1975, many students and even teachers still resented school desegregation. It was made clear to Tiph she wasn't wanted there. Not only was Tiphanie ignored, a school bully targets her, calling her racist names and tripping her in the hallway.
Tiphanie feels like an outcast - until she meets Jackie Sue, that is. Jackie Sue lives on the other side of the tracks, calling herself walking talking trailer trash. To Tiphanie's surprise, though, Jackie Sue is fun to be around, smart and sweet - eventually becoming Tiphanie's new best friend. They are inseparable.
Things begin to get better for Tiphanie when she starts talking to other students, realizes they aren't all racist, and feels more accepted at school. She even meets a cute white guy who seems to like her. All of Tiph's problems don't go away, though. The blockhead bully at school, Clay, still won't leave her alone. He even bullies other students when they talk to Tiphanie - especially Jackie Sue. She's supposed to be Tiphanie's BFF, but Jackie Sue won't even stand up to Clay when he harasses Tiphanie. What kind of hold does Clay on Jackie Sue and why?
Tiphanie wants to know Jackie Sue's family, just as Jackie Sue begins to get closer to hers. Jackie Sue seems secretive, though, and doesn't want Tiph to know the truth about her life.....the horrible home life she really had and had kept hidden from everyone.
In the end, Tiphanie learns that life is difficult for everyone - no matter their skin color. She would find a way to make friends and make a new home for herself - though she would always have to face ignorance and racism - no matter where her "home" would be.....
This book is very inspiring towards the topic of segregation and I recommend this to anybody!! My favorite part is when they are older and toward the end,Tiphanie says that she had finally found her place!!
ReplyDeleteThis book was a great and inspiring book. It was on the topic of segregation and it really hit that point. In this book there was a girl named Tiphanie and she had moved from an all black school to an all white school and in that school there was one other balck kid and it was a boy. In this book there is a guy named Clay and he gives her a hard time. TIphanie's best friend was living in a traylor owned by Clays dad and they were living there for free. If she was friends whith Tiphanie then Clay would say that he would tell his dad and so then she was scared to go to her house everyday like she did at the beginning of the book. She started making excuses to why she couldnt go over to her house. When it came Thanksgiving time Tiphanie invited her freind and her friends mom to come and eat. Tiphanie's mom saw how her freinds mom got drunk and called to see if her friend could have a change of homes because it wasnt a very good invermont for her and so then when the people came her friend got mad and later when Tiphanie was having a party she showed up outside the window and was all cean and pretty. She came to say goodbye becasue she was moving back. Thats when Tiphanie said she finally found her place.
ReplyDeleteThis book really makes you think about how people were treated. This book is a great example of inspirations to its readers. My favorite part was when Tiphanie meets Jackie. Tiphanie notices that Jackie isn't like all the other girls. I really enjoyed this book.
ReplyDeleteThis book is sooooooooooo aweasome I just love it. How Tiphanie has trasfered from the black side of town to the white side. There she is challenged by block head AKA Clay and is a best friend to Jackie Sue. Even though it seems rough she soon learns to adapted to things and found her place!
ReplyDeleteThis book is the best book ever.Tiphanie batteled all that stuff without giving up.Even though she is a character in a book she is my in inapiration.Everybody should read this book this book cause it will help you to be a better person in life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI would rate this book 4 stars. It teaches about segregaton and not to judge a book by its cover. It's about a girl named Tiphanie moving to a new school and meeting a new friend that was white named Jackie Sue. Her mom used to be a pageant girl and got Jackie Sue into them and she hated them. Also her mom could have been Miss America and so on if only Jackie Sue was not born. But Jackie Sue won't let go even if her mom is a "drunk" because she is holding on to the days when everything was alright.
ReplyDeleteTiphanie and Jackie Sue go through a lot together but one night during a party Jackie Sue is taken to a "home" by the Arapahoe County Social Services because her mom is a "drunk" and hit her.
Tiphanie and Jackie Sue do not meet again till Tiphanie's , unsegragated, 15th birthday party. Tiphanie finds out that Jackie Sue is going back to Alabama where her and her mom used to live. Jackie Sue is goingto live with her Aunt whee she believes she can finally be home. TIphanie knows that it will be hard to seee Jackie Sue but she knows that she , like Jackie Sue, has found her home too.
I would recommend this book to a lot of people who love to hear stories that happen almost everyday and can be avoided. This book is written very well and i would read it again any day.
This book was really good. It was about a girl named Tiphanie that that move to a different neighborhood because of her parents job. It was a way different neighborhood then her old one because there were only white people. She missed her friends and wanted to move back. School wasnt really that good either. eeveryone always stared at her and gave her the attitudes. She got moved to a higher class in math but even there her new teacher hated her. They fixed that problem by even proving that Tiphanie should be in a higher class. Tiphanie met a new girl that looked not that popular. She came over to her house several times but something was just not right. She found out that her new friend, Jackie Sue was poor. Her mom always got drunk and they couldnt even pay for rent. They were living for free in a trailor owned by this kid named Clay. He always thought that he could control Jackie Sue and that he can tell her who she can or can not hang out with. If she didnt listen to him he told her that he would tell his dad and they would be kicked out of the trailor. Jackie Sue had to always be on Clays side and betray Tiphanie in some situations. Later on, Jackie Sue made up excuses that she couldnt come over. Tiphanies mom called Jackie Sue's mom and invited them for diner. It turned out horrible and her mom drank so many wine that she got really drunk and they had to leave. Jackie Sue was living a horrible life so Tiphanies mom decided to call a place for people like that. Tiphanie got really mad at her mom for doing that but that was thwe right thing. Jackie Sue got really mad at Tiphanie and didnt show up for a while. When Tiphanie was having her party Jackie Sue came and talked to her outside. She said that she was leaving to a nice home and looked happy. She looked clean and in good condition. That is when Tiphanie found her place and knew that she Jackie Sue would always be in her heart.
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