Review: Ludie's Song by Dirlie Herlihy

Title: Ludie's Song
Author: Dirlie Herlihy
Publisher: Dial Books
Publication Date: October 30, 1988
Edition: Hardcover
Genres:

• Fiction
• Culture

My Rating: 5 of 5 stars

Marty, a young girl is staying with her aunt and uncle in a small town in Georgia in the 1950s. She befriends Ludie, a young African American girl. It changes her life and the lives of Marty and her family.

This is such a wonderful story. Not only is it interesting reading, but it reflects the culture of the South in the 1950's, and clearly brings the issues of integration and separate but unequal to the forefront. I'm so glad I read it. Have your box of tissues handy. I believe you'll be reaching for them.