Something Happened in Our Town (A Child's Story About Racial Injustice)
Author
Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard
Illustrator
Jennifer Zivoin
Published
8/1/2019
Age Groups
Early Elementary (5-8)
Author
Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard
Illustrator
Jennifer Zivoin
Published
8/1/2019
Age Groups
Early Elementary (5-8)
Author
Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard
Illustrator
Jennifer Zivoin
Published
8/1/2019
Age Groups
Early Elementary (5-8)
Summary of Book
Emma and Josh heard that something happened in their town. A Black man was shot by the police. "Why did the police shoot that man?" "Can police go to jail?" Something Happened in Our Town follows two families — one White, one Black — as they discuss a police shooting of a Black man in their community. The story aims to answer children's questions about such traumatic events, and to help children identify and counter racial injustice in their own lives.
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