It's 1964 and Alice Anne Moxley has moved to Mississippi from Chicago with her family. She is nicknamed 'Yankee Girl' and taunted by the popular girls at school, although she soon discovers the other new girl, Valerie - the school's first black student - suffers much worse. Valerie's voice is as sweet as honey. She's the obvious choice to star in the Nativity. But this is Mississippi, 1964, and Valerie is the first black student to attend her school. Alice is torn between standing up for Valerie and being popular with the in-crowd. It takes a tragedy for Alice to find the courage to act. A truly resonant story about racism and doing the right thing, based on the author's own experiences. With internet links to recommended websites about the American Civil Rights Movement