A Friendship for Today

Author| Patricia McKissack
Language| English
Genre| Children's literature,
Published| 2007 (Scholastic Press)
Publication place| USA
Media type| Print (hardback, paperback)
Pages| 172
ISBN| 9780439660983
OCLC| 74029160

A Friendship for Today is a 2007 book by Patricia McKissack about the life of a girl, Rosemary Patterson, attending one of the first integrated Missouri schools during the 1950s.

## Reception

[edit]

School Library Journal, in its review of A Friendship for Today, found it "A wealth of historical references, from civil rights to polio vaccine to early TV, is embedded in the narrative." and concluded "Readers will enjoy the protagonist's spunky, resilient response to adversity and her candid, often amusing observations of human nature."[1] and Booklist wrote "McKissack's insights into the two steps forward . . . one giant step back nature of the civil rights struggle are valuable, whether children encounter them on their own or in a classroom, where the novel will poignantly extend character education and history curricula."[1]

A Friendship for Today has also been reviewed by The Horn Book Magazine,[2] Kirkus Reviews,[3] Library Media Connection,[4] Multicultural Review,[5] and Publishers Weekly.[6]

## Awards

[edit]

* 2008 CCBC Choice[7]
* 2009-10 Mark Twain Award \- nominee[8]
* 2009-10 William Allen White Children's Book Award \- nominee[9]
* 2011 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award \- nominee[10]

## References

[edit]

* Children's literature portal

1. ^ a b "A friendship for today". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
2. ^ "The Honest-to-Goodness Truth: Reviews". catalog.wccls.org. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017. "McKissack's secondary characters, from Mr. Bob at the grocery store to Rosemary's divorcing parents to the stubbornly courageous Mrs. Hamilton, are complex creations, conflicted and imperfect but full of wisdom as they grope their way along life's road."
3. ^ "A Friendship for Today". Kirkus Media LLC. January 15, 2007. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017. "This simply told story will leave readers pondering our progress—or lack thereof—in race relations over the past 50 years."
4. ^ McKissack, Pat (2007). A Friendship for Today. Scholastic Press. ISBN 9780439660983. OCLC 74029160. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017. "Patricia McKissack writes a heart-warming story of friendship during a difficult time in our history." `{{cite book}}`: `|website=` ignored (help)
5. ^ "A Friendship for Today". Multicultural Review. 16 (2). GP Subscription Publications: 85. June 2007. Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
6. ^ "A Friendship for Today (starred review)". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. January 1, 2007. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017. "A real, at times raw tale about a winning and insightful young heroine during a bittersweet era."
7. ^ Kathleen T. Horning; Merri V. Lindgren; Megan Schliesman (2008). CCBC Choices 2008: Fiction for Children (PDF). Friends of the CCBC Inc. p. 90\. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
8. ^ "2009-2010 Mark Twain Award Nominees". maslonline.org. Missouri Association of School Librarians. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
9. ^ "Master List: Grades 3-5". emporia.edu. Emporia State University. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
10. ^ "Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award: Cumulative Master List 1988-2015" (PDF). hcusd2.org. Herscher Community Unit School. April 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

*[OCLC]: Online Computer Library Center number