Glory Be Audiobook

Quotes

• “There’s a whiff of Carson McCullers in Augusta Scattergood’s story of a sultry Southern summer long ago when the outside world moved all the markers of Glorianna Hemphill’s growing up. It’s a summer of bigotry and behive hairdoos, of sit-ins and dangerous boys, all mixed together and beautifully recalled.”

  — Richard Peck, Newbery Award-winning author of A Year Down Yonder

• “A lovely debut novel for younger readers, akin to Kathryn Stockett’s The Help—an important read that raises powerful racial issues of the 1960s American South.”

  — Kathryn Erskine, National Book Award-winning author of Mockingbird

• “Glory Be weaves a seamless story of sisterly love, broken friendships, and the strength that it takes to stand up for the right thing. Augusta Scattergood is at the top of my debut-authors-to-watch list.”

  — Barbara O’Connor, Parents’ Choice Award-winning author of How to Steal a Dog

• “In Glory herself, tilting on the threshold of adolescence, Scattergood paints a balanced portrait of childlike self-interest and awakening integrity. This moving, intimate look at America’s struggle for civil rights, as seen through the narrow lens of one growing girl, will spark interesting discussion.”

  — Booklist

• “Scattergood’s effective snapshot of the fight against segregation, one town at a time, makes personal the tumultuous atmosphere of the times.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “Glory is an appealing, authentic character whose unflinching convictions, missteps, and reflections will captivate readers.”

  — School Library Journal

• “When she’s not saving the world, reading Nancy Drew or eating Dreamsicles, Glory shares the heartache of being the kid sister of a preoccupied teenager, friendship gone awry, and the terrible cost of blabbing people’s secrets… mostly in a humorously sassy first-person voice…A vivid glimpse of the 1960s South through the eyes of a spirited girl who takes a stand.”

  — Kirkus Reviews