Before he is hung, Pink says, “Let me touch the hand that touched Mr.
Shortly after, the Confederate Army captures them, and they hang Pink. In a very sad section of the book, mauraders kill Moe Moe Bay, and Pink and Say return to their units. Say confesses that he can’t read, but he is proud that he once touched the hand of Abraham Lincoln. While Say is recovering, Pink reads aloud to him and Moe Moe Bay from the Bible. Pink carries Say to his home where Say is cared for by Pink’s mother, Moe Moe Bay. Sheldon Curtis, a white soldier also known as Say, lies badly wounded when Pinkus, an African American soldier also known as Pink, rescues him. Two fifteen-year-old Union soldiers form a bond of friendship on the battlefield.
Here’s a summary of one of her most touching books: Patricia Polacco books are always well-written and can often be used to teach skills in different subject areas such as language arts and social studies.
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