A Thousand Never Evers Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement, A Thousand Never Evers takes its place next to great American historical novels such as Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor (Mississippi 1930s.) and The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963. Shana Burg sets a new standard in literary historical fiction with this heartrending story of Addie Ann Pickett. Shana was inspired by her father's riveting accounts of his quest to end racial discrimination. She has continued to explore the modern legacy of the civil rights movement and the promise of social justice from coordinating community gardens in Mississippi, to teaching in one of our nation's most ethnically diverse public schools, and volunteer work in Africa and Central America. Digest 12/22/2009