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ronnie2024 's review for:
Leaving Gee's Bend
by Irene Latham
I bought this book in a used bookstore in Birmingham, Alabama, the author‘s hometown. It is a fictionalized account of a true story that took place in the ‘30s in Gees Bend, AL - a tiny settlement on the Alabama River made famous by the quilts the women made (featured on NPR and an exhibition at the Whitney in NYC). It was a good story, simply told. I think it would make an interesting choice for a middle school lit circle because it deals with the poverty of the farmers, segregation, and the power of the individual to endure and survive.