Description

"Oh, I'm singing the bus-rider blues,

the Alabamy bus-rider blues.

I got me a feeling, deep down inside,

It ain't never ever gonna be the same."

During the Alabama bus boycott, six months after Rosa Parks made her famous bus protest, Alfa Merryfield and his family struggle to pay the rent. But someone keeps stealing their rent money -- and now someone is accusing them of stealing!

With only a few days left before rent is due, Alfa and his sister, Zinnia, know they don't have much time. To solve this mystery, they must "walk the walk and talk the talk of nonviolence" that Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders preach -- and what they discover may be more than they dreamed...

About the Author

RaÚl ColÓn has illustrated several highly acclaimed picture books including the New York Times bestselling Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt and Susanna Reich's JosÉ! Born to Dance, which received a starred review in Booklist. Mr. ColÓn lived in Puerto Rico as a young boy and now resides in New City, New York, with his family.

RaÚl ColÓn ha ilustrado varios libros aclamados por la crÍtica, incluyendo JosÉ! Born to Dance por Susanna Reich, al cual Booklist dio una reseÑa estrellada. De niÑo, ColÓn viviÓ en Puerto Rico y ahora vive con su familia en New City, New York.