Sunday, February 17, 2013

Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood

Gloriana faces her twelfth birthday in 1964 and struggles with the changes she sees happening around her, but while she struggles to understand the shift in her relationships with her sister--who is about to enter high school--and her best friend, Frankie, Gloriana witnesses tempers rise in a debate over a segregated public pool.


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  1. Brooke KingFebruary 18, 2013 at 4:34 PM

    I loved this book! I loved Glory, the writing, the description of the setting, everything! Of course, historical fiction is my favorite genre, but this is on the top of my favorites!****

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  2. briley 4thSeptember 18, 2013 at 6:33 AM

    why dose she go swiming is my qestion.***** This book is awsome.:)

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  3. Aurora/Ms.WankaSeptember 18, 2013 at 6:56 AM

    I really liked glory be ,because I love swimming ,and I loved how she made a new best frend.***

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  4. nickan/hemingwaySeptember 18, 2013 at 11:56 AM

    Glory was a great charcter i liked the book cause of the deatails and the swimming.***

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  5. Jordan/HemingwaySeptember 23, 2013 at 2:28 PM

    This book is one of my favorites because each chapter left my hanging, witch made me very excited! ****

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  6. Jayla/BoeingSeptember 25, 2013 at 6:21 AM

    I like how she is fighting for her rights to save black people & How she is trying to have her regular traditon of her birthday but also its kinda lame to run to the libaray! She should run somewhere exciting not the Libiaray anyone goes their really. ***

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    1. Brooke KingSeptember 25, 2013 at 2:29 PM

      I think the library is a wonderful and exciting place. Completely not lame. ;)

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  7. Adela/BoeingSeptember 25, 2013 at 6:24 AM

    I like it because its very trueful and amazing! Also black kids arent bad they just our differnt skin. Its not just white poeple in our world. Also she has a good brithiday and whatever she wants she has to earn like our parents do to get us what we want!

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  8. Jayda/HemingwaySeptember 25, 2013 at 11:50 AM

    This book has alot of feeling and cept me wanting more! *****

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  9. jack/hemmingwaySeptember 25, 2013 at 12:00 PM

    I loved this book because its the truth about raisisom and how were all the same black or wight

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  10. chandler/romigSeptember 26, 2013 at 6:19 AM

    This book was amazing. I love how shes trying to open the pool and make a diffrence. I love the parts when shes spying on jesselyn and robbie.****

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  11. Mikayla/HemingwaySeptember 27, 2013 at 8:11 AM

    I loved the book because glory is upset but she does not let that stop her from having a great birthday but J.T is my favorite kid because he dose not care if he is liying or not i give the book ****** stars.

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  12. christian/wankaSeptember 27, 2013 at 8:47 AM

    I liked it because it really tells you that she tries to open the pool and that tells me something.****

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  13. lauren/norrisOctober 2, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    i like this book because Glory is curious and has her own oppinion about things and Jessylyn is like my sister and i learned that john f kennedys brother gave a speech that colored people should have the same rights as white people

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  14. mason / ms.duncanOctober 3, 2013 at 6:47 AM

    i love this book because franki really loves swimming and so do i and the book just made it to where i could not stop reading ****

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  15. lacy rOctober 3, 2013 at 7:47 AM

    i feel bad for robbie J.T realy was not nice to him glory did the right thing.

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  16. jessica/hemingwayOctober 3, 2013 at 9:43 AM

    I loved it it was a really good book and had a really good moral and had really good details. I give it ****

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  17. lauren/norris 5th gradeOctober 4, 2013 at 8:33 AM


    I really liked this book and how Glory is so curious enough to follow her sister and to write a letter to the newspaper people to open the pool *****

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  18. taylor/norrisOctober 8, 2013 at 11:55 AM

    I really like this book because it was so hot she coulden't stand a chance so she worte a note to open the right now. ****

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  19. asya/wankaOctober 8, 2013 at 11:58 AM

    i really liked that she fought for her rights about the pool.*****

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  20. hannahpOctober 9, 2013 at 6:32 AM

    I like how she make a letter to open the pool I also like the being*****

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  21. Peyton/BoeningOctober 9, 2013 at 6:34 AM

    This book is a great book!I love Glory to,i love tooo swim to!****

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  22. Dylan/WankaOctober 9, 2013 at 11:42 AM

    I really like this book because the commupity pool is closeing and she fight for it not to close. ****

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  23. joshua/duncanOctober 11, 2013 at 6:54 AM

    I like how gloriana tries her best to fight for the community pool. *****

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  24. allie wellsOctober 13, 2013 at 1:45 PM

    I like this book because Glory fits for what she beleves in.

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  25. jessica/hemingwayOctober 15, 2013 at 6:07 AM

    I thought it was a really good book and it was very interesting I loved the story and what it told. I give it **** stars.

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  26. junior/wankaOctober 15, 2013 at 11:20 AM

    i like the book i give it**** stars.

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  27. olivia/boeingOctober 23, 2013 at 6:36 AM

    *****
    glory be was a great book they made a great story

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  28. abbey/wankaOctober 23, 2013 at 12:01 PM

    I loved this book it was very good exspeacaily how glory made a new fiend an how she was challenged to reopen the plublic swimming pool also i love to swim.****

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  29. jacob/duncanOctober 24, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    I liked this book because there was a challenge to re open the pool i give it****

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  30. grayson dunconOctober 24, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    I like the scripture and how arther wrote this book

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  31. norris/sabraOctober 24, 2013 at 11:04 AM

    I think it is a really good book. I like the part were the pool closes and she trys to open it back up.****

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  32. mikayla/romigOctober 28, 2013 at 6:20 AM

    it is a good story about a brave girl that stands up for what she thinks is right

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  33. john/wankaOctober 29, 2013 at 8:18 AM

    i like this book it was not my fave **

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  34. briannaOctober 29, 2013 at 11:30 AM

    I like this book because the girl is swimming and jumping off diving boads

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  35. chesney/ducanOctober 29, 2013 at 6:49 PM

    I really like when it said the i herd the mockingbird humming.********

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  36. sidney romigNovember 2, 2013 at 6:54 PM

    I did not like this book and did not like how it had country slurs. The only reason this book was readable is because of glory.

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  37. Kendyll/DuncanNovember 5, 2013 at 5:18 AM

    When I read this book I did like the begining and the end of the book but noy the midle I give this book *** stars.

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  38. Tiegan/DuncanNovember 14, 2013 at 11:30 AM

    I loved this book! I love how glory wrote the letter for the community pool! When I read it I felt like I was there in the story. I give this book *****.

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  39. Hunter/RomigNovember 18, 2013 at 4:55 PM

    This book had a lot of entertainment and education. I liked Glory's attitude. The book always left me on the edge of me seat waiting every time I stopped reading. I give this book 3 stars.

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  40. caylee/wankaDecember 17, 2013 at 8:04 AM

    I really liked this book but in the beging was .boring but I liked the end ***

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  41. Angela/RomigDecember 17, 2013 at 3:32 PM

    This book was very touching. I <3 how Glory stands up and tries to do the right thing. Things may have not changed yet, but Hanging Moss soon will be different. :) ****

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  42. Corbin/BowenJanuary 8, 2014 at 11:51 AM

    I didn't like this book because people kept taking things away from Glory and everyone else.*

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  43. Justin/Hemingway/DuncanJanuary 12, 2014 at 4:11 PM

    I loved it when Laura stood up against the black and white rule.Even though she did'nt know about it I still thought it was very heroic.

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  44. thomas/boeingJanuary 15, 2014 at 6:27 AM

    I like it becuase i love to go swimming and go off the diving board to.

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  45. Mandalyn/NorrisJanuary 17, 2014 at 9:05 AM

    This book had me wondering at the begining, and then when I kept reading it, it was very fun and exciting

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  46. jacob/wankaJanuary 29, 2014 at 8:49 AM

    Good book it was sad how they where seperating people because of color.****

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  47. Emily/intriagoJanuary 29, 2014 at 12:54 PM

    I really did not like this book at all.Beacuse it was boring and not interasting.*

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