num_pages: 192
description: Taking things in stride is not easy for Kizzy Ann but with her border collie Shag stalwart at her side she sets out to live a life as sweet as syrup on cornbread.In 1963 as Kizzy Ann prepares for her first year at an integrated school she worries about the color of her skin the scar running from the corner of her right eye to the tip of her smile and whether anyone at the white school will like her. She writes letters to her new teacher in a clear insistent voice stating her troubles and asking questions with startling honesty. The new teacher is supportive but not everyone feels the same so there is a lot to write about. Her brother James is having a far less positive school experience than she is and the annoying white neighbor boy wont leave her alone. But Shag her border collie is her refuge. Even so opportunity clashes with obstacle. Kizzy Ann knows she and Shag could compete well in the dog trials but will she be able to enter? From Jeri Watts comes an inspiring middle-grade novel about opening your mind to the troubles and scars we all must bear  and facing life with hope and trust.
language: English
title: Kizzy Ann Stamps
publisher: Candlewick