Chicken Sunday

Title: Chicken Sunday

Author: Patricia Polacco

Genre: Diversity

Summary: Stewart and Winston were neighbors of the main characters. Their gramma, Eula Mae Walker, was her gramma now, because her babushka had died two summers ago. Sometimes, they went to church together. Sunday’s were Chicken Sunday’s because Miss Eula always friend chicken for dinner. They watched her make it all the time. In the backyard, they had a wish tree where they had been saving money for weeks. The next day, bigger boys were yelling and throwing eggs. Mr. Kodinski thought it was them and threatened to call their grandmother. It wasn’t them! Miss Eula was awaiting their arrival. They told her that they didn’t throw the eggs. She told the kids that they had to show that they were good people. The kids decorated eggs. They put them in a basket and brought them to Mr. Kodinski’s shop. He liked them a lot and invited them over for tea. They wound up spending the entire afternoon with him. The next few days, the kids worked on the eggs and sold them. They had more than enough money for the hat that they were trying to save up for, for Miss Eula for Easter. She was so excited. Now, the kids are grown up. Miss Eula died but each year, they bring chicken soup to Mountain View Cemetery.

Characters: Miss Eula, Stewart, Winston, Mr. Kodinski

Plot: The characters had to prove to Miss Eula and Mr. Kodinski that they didn’t do anything wrong and they were honestly good people

Theme: Diversity

Setting: Miss Eula’s house

Opinion: I thought this book was cute, because it showed diversity and friendship at the same time. I think it was a good book to read because it not only discusses diversity, but the children in the book try to show everyone else that they truly are good people.