If the Fire Comes: A Story of Segregation during the Great Depression

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dozen times so I'd heard all his stories I followed him five blocks without being noticed sly as a real spy and watched him dump his losing birds in the trash behind the mercantile Maya's favorite part is how I waited until he left and then saved the birds bent cages and all I'd heard how pigeons can send messages and I thought Maya and I could use them in our spy games but something's wrong The last few days the pigeons have been lying down not getting up when I bring them the leftover cornbread and milk Maya says they are sick because we aren't feeding them right Today I'm going to make enough money to get real pigeon feed I might have to shine a dozen shoes to do it but I'm not coming home until I can make the birds better I worry that if something happens to the pigeons Maya might never smile again