The Dry Grass of August-八月的干草

作者：Anna Jean Mayhew

中文简介：The Dry Grass of August《八月的干草》是一个令人心碎的故事，故事发生在1954年，一个13岁的女孩叫Jubie Watts，她开始意识到不同种族的人没有受到平等的对待。Jubie Watts和家里的非裔美籍女佣Mary有着深厚的感情，Mary几乎一辈子都在照顾她。在一次去佛罗里达州的家庭度假中发生可怕的事情时，这种感情正经面临着考验。

英文简介：On a scorching day in August 1954, thirteen-year-old Jubie Watts leaves Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family for a Florida vacation. Crammed into the Packard along with Jubie are her three siblings, her mother, and the family's black maid, Mary Luther.

For as long as Jubie can remember, Mary has been there -- cooking, cleaning, compensating for her father's rages and her mother's benign neglect, and loving Jubie unconditionally. Bright and curious, Jubie takes note of the anti-integration signs they pass, and of the racial tension that builds as they journey further south. But she could never have predicted the shocking turn their trip will take. Now, in the wake of tragedy, Jubie must confront her parents' failings and limitations, decide where her own convictions lie, and make the tumultuous leap to independence.