Pink and Say

Pink and Say
By: Patricia Polacco
Polacco, P. (1994). Pink and Say. New York: Philomel Books.
Multicultural Literature/ Historical Fiction

This is a great book that tells a tale handed down from generation to generation.  This is a sad story
that includes many deaths but I believe it is an important story for students to read.  This book makes historical connections with the civil war and a confederate solider camp.  The main characters in this book, Pink and Say, are both young boys fighting in the war.  I believe this book would be a great book to use when researching the civil war from various points of view.

This book is different than other books about the time period because it is from the tales of two young boys.  I would use this book as an introduction to a creative writing activity in which the students write about what their life would be like if they were fighting in the civil war.  This would be a great compare and contrast activity.

Favorite quote: "This is the hand, that has touched the hand, that has touched the hand, that shook the hand of Abraham Lincoln.