{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-sidewalk-9781633379886","title":"The End of the Sidewalk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoing to a new school is scary, especially when your best friend dumps you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1961, on a warm summer day in Jackson, Mississippi, a bus arrives in town that will spark change. White and Black people get off the bus and challenge norms that have been in place for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll Trudy Scuffer wants for her birthday is a horse, and she's worried about starting junior high-really worried. It's a big change. She likes the familiar patterns and people of her life. The only change she really wants is a horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut on her birthday, she sees the bus full of Freedom Riders, and Trudy starts down a path to understand what they're doing and why. At the same time, she struggles with her mother's work as a civil rights activist, but learns why it's so important. Unfortunately, Trudy also learns how divisive and mean people can be, which puts her relationship with her best friend in jeopardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrudy must figure out where she stands regarding the changes that are happening in her town. But will her views keep her best friend away forever? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you liked \u003cem\u003eNight on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e by Ronald Kidd or \u003cem\u003eRuby Lee and Me\u003c\/em\u003e by Shannon Hitchcock, then you'll love \u003cem\u003eThe End of the Sidewalk\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Schutt McCorkle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633379886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Nancy Schutt McCorkle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52379428290741,"sku":"9781633379886","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d766cf6f-a5fc-4bd2-bf76-b967dcaf43c7.jpg?v=1774372849","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-end-of-the-sidewalk-9781633379886","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}