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Book Review of Whistling Past the Graveyard

Whistling Past the Graveyard
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Helpful Score: 7


I just finished reading this book this week. Some books are forgotten as quickly as the cover is closed, but this is one of the memorable ones. Set in 1963 in Mississippi, this book stars a spunky nine year old girl named Starla. Love her! She is fearless, bright, and perceptive. During her adventure of running way to find her Mama, whom she believes is a famous singer in Nashville, we see the culture that the Civil Rights movement was striving to change through her eyes. Starla is a character that will stay with me a long while.