The Marble Queen
By Stephanie J. Blake
Freedom McKenzie isn’t good at following the rules. She’s good at getting into trouble—and playing marbles. All she wants is to enter the marble competition at the Autumn Jubilee and show the boys in the neighborhood that she’s the best player. First, Freedom has to convince her mother to let her enter. But, there's a new baby on the way, Freedom's daddy is drinking too much, little brother is a handful, and Mama is being more difficult than usual. Set in 1959.
Freedom McKenzie isn’t good at following the rules. She’s good at getting into trouble—and playing marbles. All she wants is to enter the marble competition at the Autumn Jubilee and show the boys in the neighborhood that she’s the best player. First, Freedom has to convince her mother to let her enter. But, there's a new baby on the way, Freedom's daddy is drinking too much, little brother is a handful, and Mama is being more difficult than usual. Set in 1959.