Dear Willie Rudd
Publication Information
Author:  Gray, Libba Moore	Illustrator:  Fiore, Peter M.
Title:  Dear Willie Rudd	Date:  1993
Publisher:  Simon and Schuster	City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  0-671-79774-3	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
Miss Elizabeth, thinking 50 years back, remembers Willie Rudd, the African American housekeeper who raised her, her mother, and her grandmother. She writes a letter to the long-dead Willie Rudd in which she explains the past and expresses her feelings.
Teaching Ideas:
This gentle book would be a good addition to units about Civil Rights, racism, or generations. It might spark discussion or writing about changing mores, the reasons for "confession," or the power/uses of writing. The general topic of coming to terms with one's past might also be of interest.
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Ethnic Groups > African-American Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > relationships > intergenerational Family > children > childhood memories History > region > U.S. history > Civil Rights Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism Communities > belonging

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