Uncle Jed's Barbershop

Uncle Jed's BarbershopSarah Jean's Uncle Jed was the only black barber in the county. He had a kind heart and a warm smile. And he had a dream. Living in the segregated South of the 1920's, where most people were sharecroppers. Uncle Jed had to travel all over the county to cut his customers' hair. He lived for the day when he could open his very own barbershop. But it was a long time, and many setbacks, from five year old Sarah Jean's emergency operation to the bank

Sarah Jean's Uncle Jed was the only black barber in the county. He had a kind heart and a warm smile. And he had a dream.
Living in the segregated South of the 1920's, where most people were sharecroppers. Uncle Jed had to travel all over the county to cut his customers' hair. He lived for the day when he could open his very own barbershop. But it was a long time, and many setbacks, from five-year-old Sarah Jean's emergency operation to the bank failures of the Great Depression, before the joyful day when Uncle Jed opened his shiny new shop -- and twirled a now grown-up Sarah Jean around in the barber chair.
With James Ransome's richly colored paintings brimming with life, this is a stirring story of dreams long deferred and finally realized.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/01/1993
ISBN: 9780671769697
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 11.34h x 9.20w x 0.41d
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book

Review Citations: Booklist 09/01/1993 pg. 69
School Library Journal 09/01/1993 pg. 251
School Library Journal 10/01/1993 pg. 105
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/1994 pg. 1351
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1993 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Publishers Weekly 08/02/1993

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 7194 / Uncle Jed's Barbershop
Reading Level: 3.8 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5