![]() ![]() When Red discovers the injustices that have been happening in Rocky Gap since before he was born, he's faced with unsettling questions about his family's legacy. Through his friendship with Thomas, Beau, and Miss Georgia, Red starts to see there's a lot more than car motors and rusty fenders that need fixing in his world. Should they sell the Porter family business, a gas station, repair shop, and convenience store rolled into one, where the slogan - "Porter's: We Fix it Right!" - has been shouting the family's pride for as long as anyone can remember? Red's daddy, his idol, has just died, leaving Red and Mama with some hard decisions and a whole lot of doubt. He's a kid growing up around black car grease, white fence paint, and the backward attitudes of the folks who live in his hometown, Rocky Gap, Virginia. Life will never be the same for Red Porter. National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine delivers a powerful story of family, friendship, and race relations in the South. ![]()
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