"Simms knows election day will be a big day for his papa, and for all of Lamar County. For the very first time, Papa will get to vote. But Simms wishes his papa could write his own name, so he could go to the courthouse with head held high. And Simms is determined to teach Papa, because, like his father, he knows that freedom doesn’t come easy." -- publisher
Themes & Content
- Genres
- Fiction
- Central Theme Categories
- Cross Group
- Oppression & Resilience
- Content
- Activism/Social Justice Movements
- Diverse Families/Family Dynamics
- Governmental Relations
- Race-Related
- Ethnicity
- Unspecified
- Gender Representation
- Boys/Men
- Character Prominence
- Dominant Main
- Secondary
- Illustrator Lived Experience
- Illustrator shares race/culture with main characters