Connie notices the signs everywhere in Greensboro. Some places are for white people only. Some counters, seats, and doors are not meant for her family at all. Then four college students sit down at the Woolworth’s lunch counter and refuse to leave until they are treated fairly. Connie is only eight, too young to march or make speeches, but she can see courage spreading through her town. She helps her older brother and sister make signs, listens to the grown-ups talk, and begins to understand that change can start with a quiet, brave act. Told through a child’s eyes, Freedom on the Menu is a moving historical fiction picture book about the Greensboro sit-ins, the Civil Rights Movement, and one girl’s hope for something as simple and important as being served like everyone else.