num_pages: 32
description: Abe and Willie live across the alley from each other. Willie is black and Abe is Jewish, and during the day, they don't talk. But at night they open their windows and are best friends. Willie shows Abe how to throw a real big-league slider, and Abe gives Willie his violin to try out. Then one night, Abe's grandfather catches them — will Abe and Willie have the courage to cross the alley and reveal their friendship during the day? Like the bestselling The Other Side, E. B. Lewis's striking, atmospheric watercolors bring to life a moving story of baseball and music, and how two young people try to bridge the divide of prejudice.
language: English
title: Across the Alley
titlecomplete: Across the Alley
genres: Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Sports, Music, Picture Books, African American, Historical, Childrens, Cultural, Jewish
ratings_count: 192
publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers