02765cam a2200361 4500 594244682 TxAuBib 20220728120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781980038207 1980038201 5a8ca6b0-3e9a-40c6-b82b-b506bf1c7f87 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4675539 OverDrive (Product ID) 5046138 5046138 TxAuBib Woods, Brenda. The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA [Bridges Audiobook]. Recorded Books, Inc., 2019. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 107MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 107MB. The Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author tells the moving story of the friendship between a young white boy and a Black WWII veteran who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South. On Gabriel's twelfth birthday, he gets a new bike—and is so excited that he accidentally rides it right into the path of a car. Fortunately, a Black man named Meriwether pushes him out of the way just in time, and fixes his damaged bike. As a thank you, Gabriel gets him a job at his dad's auto shop. Gabriel's dad hires him with some hesitation, however, anticipating trouble with the other mechanic, who makes no secret of his racist opinions. Gabriel and Meriwether become friends, and Gabriel learns that Meriwether drove a tank in the Army's all-Black 761st Tank Battalion in WWII. Meriwether is proud of his service, but has to keep it a secret because talking about it could be dangerous. Sadly, danger finds Meriwether, anyway, when his family receives a frightening threat. The South being the way it is, there's no guarantee that the police will help—and Gabriel doesn't know what will happen if Meriwether feels forced to take the law into his own hands. African American Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Historical Fiction. Juvenile Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-26 20:00:02. Kroft, John. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1694-1/4675539-TheUnsungHeroOfBirdsong,USA.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5a8ca6b0-3e9a-40c6-b82b-b506bf1c7f87&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1694-1/4675539-TheUnsungHeroOfBirdsong,USA.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5a8ca6b0-3e9a-40c6-b82b-b506bf1c7f87&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)