In 1963, Sharon Robinson turned thirteen against the backdrop of the most tumultuous year of the Civil Rights movement. As the daughter of Jackie Robinson, Sharon Robinson had incredible access to some of the most important events of the era, including her family attending the March on Washington as guests of Martin Luther King Jr. But Robinson was also grappling with her own personal problems like going through puberty and being one of the only black children in her wealthy Connecticut neighborhood.
Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963 (published by Scholastic Press) follows Sharon Robinson, author of numerous children’s books honoring her father’s accomplishments and legacy, in the year she turns thirteen as she tries to find her place in the fight for racial equality and justice.