The Other Side by Jacqueline
Woodson
The Other Side
Clover has always wondered why a fence separates the black side of town
from the white side. But this summer when Annie, a white girl from the
other side, begins to sit on the fence, Clover grows more curious about the
reason why the fence is there and about the daring girl who sits on it, rain
or shine. And one day, feeling very brave, Clover approaches Annie. After
all, why should a fence stand in the way of friendship?
Beautifully rendered in Earl B. Lewiss striking, lifelike watercolor
illustrations, Jacqueline Woodson gives us a moving, lyrical narrative told
in the hopeful voice of a child confused about the fence someone else has
built in her yard and the racial tension that divides her world.
Personal Review: The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson
"Don't you ever cross that fence child!" A little colored girl was playing out
on her swing, and then came a white girl. They both looked at eachother in
confusion. In the early 1900's, there was many problems between colored

people and whites. They just didnt get along very well. The colored girl ran
inside and asked her ma why she couldn't cross the fence. She told her
baby girl that, many people are different, and we are not the same as
them. The next day, her family had a get-together, and her cousin's were
over. The white girl came outside and asked if she could play jumprope
with them. And, after that many different things have been said. What has
been said? Find out by reading, "The Other Side."
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