No ordinary sound
By: by Denise Lewis Patrick
Series: Beforever
Publisher: American Girl Publishing
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781609587512
Subjects: African American girls; Juvenile fiction; Music; Civil rights movements; Nineteen sixties
Other titles: Melody classic.
Description: "Melody is an optimistic, enthusiastic girl growing up in Detroit, Michigan during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. She is excited and proud to share a special surprise with her family. She's been chosen to sing a solo for Youth Day at her church! But what song will she choose? She gets advice from her big brother, and is also inspired by her older sister, but it's the inspirational words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that help her pick the perfect song. There are many unfair things happening during Melody's time, even to people in her own family. But it's an unimaginable tragedy in the South that leaves Melody silent. Who can help her lift her voice and sing? Who will inspire her to keep stepping?" --From amazon.com