The Times They Used to Be
Lucille Clifton. Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers, $12.95 (48pp) ISBN 978-0-385-32126-6
The Times They Used to Be by Lucille Clifton, originally published in 1974, portrays life in the summer of 1948 for 12-year-old Sooky and her family. New drawings by E.B. Lewis help readers picture Sooky sitting outside the hardware store, viewing a television for the first time, strolling with her best friend, Tassie, or spending an evening at the dinner table. ; Jan.
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Reviewed on: 12/04/2000
Genre: Children's
Hardcover - 48 pages - 978-0-03-012171-5
Paperback - 48 pages - 978-0-440-41867-2
Paperback - 978-0-440-48703-6
Prebound-Sewn - 978-0-606-24139-7
