Growing up in the 1940s in the segregated South was challenging. But despite the test of hard times, life for this little African-American girl was full of excitement and fun. The trip from Pearl"s tin-roofed sharecroppers shack to town to her grandmother"s house was fraught with danger and adventure. Nevertheless, every week they braved their fears of dark roads, hostile neighbors, and wild animals to make the miles-long journey by foot to visit her beloved grandmother. Journey with Pearl back to a time when happiness was finding a patch of morning glory buds to pop, when visiting Miss Maggie"s well-stocked country store was a pure delight, and the thrill of the weekly automobile ride in the family"s prize car was truly something to look forward to! This is a book for parents and grandparents to remember when - and children to remember because....