Carter, Dorothy.
GRANDMA'S GENERAL STORE : THE ARK
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
IL 3-6, RL 3.6
ISBN 0374327661
Life in the 1930s is not easy. Work is scarce and money even scarcer.
After he loses his job at the sawmill, Daddy sees no future for the family in
the small Florida home. He must go elsewher to find a way to support his
family. When he and mama set off for Philadelphia to find work, five year
old Pearl and seven year old Prince are left in the care of Grandma. She
owns a small store that serves as a community meeting place for the black
inhabitants of this small town. We learn of the segregation of the town and
even meet a few of the Klansmen. But through it all, Grandma's store serves
as a safe harbor for Pearl and Prince.
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