"The Other Side" is about a young girl who lives during the time of segregation in America. Her house and her neighbor's house is separated by a long wooden fence, which her and her neighbor sit on. The artwork of this story is really well done and is just absolutely extraordinary. Two primary themes that are present are friendship and identity. I would recommend this book to first-third graders, as I think this age group could appreciate the story and its themes better than younger students. That's not to say that younger students couldn't appreciate this book, it just may be harder for them do understand the full story and the themes.

This book is good for a primary age group, or for an older age group to teach about metaphors. It's about two little girls - one black, one white - that form a friendship sitting on the fence between their properties. I would certainly have it in my classroom both to teach about metaphors and to highlight the pointless things that sometimes separate us.

This book is for 2-3 grade students can learn about diversity and how we can all me together no matter the race. We can also talk about culture and this can be read in black history month.

This story is about a black little girl and white little girl who live on opposite sides of a fence and throughout the story develop interest in each other and eventually a friendship. This book has a very clear plot made up of events and character interactions, and the fence that divided the two girls that they eventually sat on together was a very intentional and thoughtful symbol of division between black and white people. This book would be appropriate for early to intermediate readers. ( )

This book was about an African American girl that met a white little girl. They became friends, and they crushed the society norms. I think that it would be a great book for mid primary school, and to learn more about friendship and the ability to be friends with anyone. I think I would say that I really enjoyed this book, and the message of friendship against the odds that it gave. ( )