While Walking With The Missus

While Walking with the Missus

Walking with the Missus is a book about a couple as they walk down the journey of life, with many side trips, some sad and some delightfully funny. The Missus is featured in much of the book, but not always as she would like to be portrayed. However, things do seem to balance out with not only the Missus but also with the sharing of happy and sad experiences. The experiences the reader shares in this book go along well with the usual pulling for the underdog, because even with all of the often negative things that are described in this book the underdog is triumphant in the end. It is definitely a feel good book.

Walking with Miss Millie

“A memorable and lovely debut.”--Kirkus Reviews “Walking with Miss Millie is full of subtle wisdom. Its ending is satisfying though sobering and there are elements of this story that stay with you long after the last page has been read.”--Karen English, Coretta Scott King Honor Award Author A poignant middle grade debut about the friendship between a white girl and an elderly black woman in the 1960s South Alice is angry at having to move to Rainbow, Georgia—a too small, too hot, dried-up place she’s sure will never feel like home. Then she gets put in charge of walking her elderly neighbor’s dog. But Clarence won’t budge without Miss Millie, so Alice and Miss Millie walk him together. Strolling with Clarence and Miss Millie quickly becomes the highlight of Alice's day and opens her eyes to all sorts of new things to marvel over. During their walks, they meet a mix of people, and Alice sees that although there are some bullies and phonies, there are plenty of kind folks, too. Miss Millie shares her family’s story with Alice, showing her the painful impact segregation has had on their town. And with Miss Millie, Alice is finally able to express her own heartache over why her family had to move there in the first place. Tamara Bundy’s beautifully written debut celebrates the wonder and power of friendship: how it can be found when we least expect it and make any place a home.

Miss Elvester's girls, by the author of 'By-ways'.