It's 1950, and Meg is starting at a new school. From the first day, there are problems. Almost everyone is white, and the kids call her names and won't let her play baseball, her favorite game, because she is black. What can she do when people judge her because of the color of her skin?

"Avoiding the preachy and didactic, Nelson presents an accessible microcosm of racial issues and human relationships." (Booklist, starred review)