A review by 2000ace
Those Bones Are Not My Child by Toni Cade Bambara

4.0

There is no doubt that this is a hard book to read. It takes place in Atlanta during the time of the Atlanta Child Murders. I guess I like this book more than most people, because I feel that Bambara did a good job of capturing the fear and tumult that Atlanta experienced. I still have my "Save the Children" button, that many people took to wearing as some sign of solidarity during those traumatic times. It didn't matter, though, we were all looking at each other with wary eyes. Bambara also depicted life on ghetto streets, where children were no longer allowed to play or go to the store alone, with gripping accuracy. The abduction of their child is every parent's greatest fear, and to have so many young bodies found thrown off bridges or covered by leaves in the woods tore Atlanta in two. I truly believe this is book is worth reading.