Child of the Dream (A Memoir of 1963) Format:Hardcover When tensions hit a fever

When tensions hit a fever pitch and tragedy strikes

But no matter how much she aches for him

His parents gave him a pretty name

This is the summer she gets cast as a Munchkin in a regional theater production of The Wizard of Oz

a profound and joyous truth

Child of the Dream (A Memoir of 1963) Format:Hardcover When tensions hit a feverAs Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, turns 13 years old, she finds herself living through one the most tumultuous and important years of the Civil Rights movement in America. While her family hosts fundraisers for Martin Luther King Jr at their Connecticut home, she also goes backstage during her first concert at the Apollo Theater and joins the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom with her parents and brother. All the