The Bridges of Summer by Seabrooke, Brenda - 1992

New York.: Puffin Books, 1992. Trade paperback. Fine.. Lewin, Ted (Cover art by).. 1 Trade paperback. Glued binding. 143 p. 20 cm. Audience: Children/juvenile. Youth fiction set on the fictional Domingo, Taylor, and Barnett islands based on the real South and North Carolina coastal islands and Cape Fear river area. History recounts that many of the region's residents descend from the first slaves liberated there who became property owners when American Civil War Union troops chased off the plantation owners. Called "Gullah", those who worked hard and paid their taxes passed on the land to their descendants. In this story, Quanamina is grandmother to Zarah, who comes to stay while her nightclub performing mother goes on tour. Will young Zarah, who loves to sing and dance, learn to understand her proud, strong "old-fashioned" grandmother?