Scraps of Time Books in Order

A saved restaurant menu prompts Gee to tell her grandchildren about Nashville in 1960. Through her childhood experiences as Abby, the story follows segregation, lunch-counter protests, and the ways a young girl could support change.

Thirteen-year-old Everett, born after emancipation, dreams of leaving the South for a new life in the West. His journey helps him understand his father's Civil War medal and the family history represented by that treasured object.

After winning a writing contest, twelve-year-old Lilly Belle travels from Tennessee to Harlem in 1928. A workshop led by Zora Neale Hurston introduces new possibilities, while a classmate's dishonesty tests her understanding of truthful storytelling.

Brothers Tank and Jimbo Turner love watching Negro League baseball at Nashville's Sulphur Dell Ballpark. When celebrated hitter Josh Gibson stays in their home, their excitement becomes part of a family story about baseball's segregated past.