"When the Apples are Ripe" by Diane Oliver
"When the Apples are Ripe" by Diane Oliver  
Podcast: LeVar Burton Reads
Published On: Tue Apr 16 2024
Description: A young boy puzzles over the behavior of his mysterious elderly neighbor, his parents, and his older brother, a budding civil rights activist.This story appears in the collection entitled NEIGHBORS AND OTHER STORIES by Diane Oliver, published by Grove Press.Content advisory: racial slur, racism