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The Bee Creek Blues & Meridian: American Chapters
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Series: American Chapters
ISBN13: 9781938757471
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Jan 16 2019
Pages: 68
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.16 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
The American Chapters series presents short stories in vivid and easy-to-read 500-word chapters, perfect for English language learners internationally, and adult literacy learners in countries where English is commonly used.
The Bee Creek Blues
It is 1934, in the middle of the Great Depression in America. There is no work, and times are hard. Adrian Cooper, a young African American college student from Ohio, left school because there was no money. He joins CCC Company 1827 to help build roads, dams, and parks. He belongs to a rare integrated CCC company where African Americans work side by side with white Americans. CCC Company 1827 is sent to Meridian, Texas where it is hot, and the shines hard all day. The government wants them to build a dam, by hand, to bring water, and hope, to the ranchers and townspeople of Meridian.
Not all goes smoothly. Some whites in Meridian don't like the idea of African Americans working on the dam. Will CCC Company 1827 build the dam? Will Adrian ever go back to school? Will good times ever return? Follow Adrian as he works alongside his friends and rebuilds his future.
Meridian
It is the present day in Meridian, Texas, and the Meridian Tribune, the tiny local newspaper, needs a new reporter. Young Mr. Bill Wells, fresh from the University of Texas, takes the job. Moving from the big city to a small town (Meridian: Population 4,445) brings some surprises, but Bill Wells reports on who he meets, and places he visits, and brings to life this small and diverse town. He battles alongside the townspeople to keep the local school open and encourages young people in town to learn photography. Written as a series of newspaper advertisements and stories, we follow young Mr. Wells as he begins to call Meridian his home.
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