Yankee - a person who lives in, or is from, the US Primped - groomed oneself very carefully preenedĮmporium - a large retail store selling a wide variety of goods
Segregated - Racial segregation is a kind of formalized or institutionalized discrimination on the basis of race, characterized by their separation from each other. How would you feel if you weren't able to go to certain places because of your race?ĭo you and your best friend agree about everything? How do you resolve your differences? Just by looking at the cover, what do you think this story is about? When does this story take place? Where? Or you could point it out as Gloria discovers more about it.
You may need to explain racial segregation of public pools, schools, etc before or during reading. You may want to read the inside cover &/or the synopsis to the kids first. Or maybe it’s the debate about whether or not the town should keep the segregated public pool open. Maybe it’s the new girl from the North that’s got everyone out of sorts. Things have always been so easy with Frankie, and now suddenly they aren’t. Jesslyn, her sister and former confidante, no longer has the time of day for her now that she’ll be entering high school.
Grade Level: 4th (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)Īs much as Gloriana June Hemphill, or Glory as everyone knows her, wants to turn twelve, there are times when Glory wishes she could turn back the clock a year. We hope you'll join Glory and her friends in Hanging Moss in July.Volunteers needed in May! Click here to sign up. It's a year that will teach her a lot about bigotry, loyalty and bravery. She's white, and growing up in the South, her life has been one of privilege - spending hours at the local library, and eating pie with her best friend, Frankie.īut the summer of 1964 brings seismic change to Hanging Moss - and not just because Glory's older sister is suddenly interested in boys. She loves to read Nancy Drew, and has never met a Yankee. Gloriana June Hemphill is an 11-year-old who can't wait to celebrate her July 4 birthday at the community pool. The time is 1964, and this coming-of-age story intersects with the country's own coming of age during the civil rights era. Hanging Moss is the setting for Glory Be, by Augusta Scattergood. In July, NPR's Backseat Book Club is heading to Hanging Moss, Miss., and boy, is it hot.
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