SuitabookThe Gold Cadillac
Mildred D. Taylor
- Reading
- Read together if useful, pausing to let the child ask questions about the hostility and fear. Afterwards, invite them to share what they found striking without expecting a particular response.
- Themes
- Racial prejudice: During a family journey from Ohio to Mississippi, the sisters see suspicion and anger directed at their father because he is Black. Prejudice is central to the conflict described, and the sisters’ fear is made clear; how the full story develops or resolves this conflict is unknown.
- Worth knowing
- The girls feel scared as they encounter racial prejudice. A child who is new to discussing racism may appreciate time to talk through what the hostility means and how it affects the family.