Genre: Middle Grade, Historical Fiction
Source: I received a copy to facilitate my
review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
What would
you do for your best friend? Ruby would
go anywhere she is needed to help her friend. When Ruby’s best friend Sophie
and her mother have to leave, Ruby is willing to travel from New York to
Indiana just to make sure her friend and mom are okay. Sophie’s mother is a
comedy writer caught up in what was called the “Red Scare”. A time when entertainers
in particular were targeted and encouraged to name their friends who the
government considered communists or communist sympathizers. This was a great book. It teaches about a
time kids know nothing about. Sophie has to learn how to communicate with both
of her parents, how to trust people and how to make a difference. This is the
second book in the Beat Street series. A great series for middles school
students.
