Out of darkness / Ashley Hope Pérez.
"New London, Texas. 1937. Naomi Vargas and Wash Fuller know about the lines in East Texas as well as anyone. They know the signs that mark them. They know the people who enforce them. But sometimes the attraction between two people is so powerful it breaks through even the most entrenched color...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Published: | Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Lab, [2015] ©2015 |
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Summary: | "New London, Texas. 1937. Naomi Vargas and Wash Fuller know about the lines in East Texas as well as anyone. They know the signs that mark them. They know the people who enforce them. But sometimes the attraction between two people is so powerful it breaks through even the most entrenched color lines. And the consequences can be explosive. Ashley Hope Pérez takes the facts of the 1937 New London school explosionthe worst school disaster in American historyas a backdrop for a riveting novel about segregation, love, family, and the forces that destroy people."--Publisher's website |
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Physical Description: | 402 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Audience: | Young Adult. |
Awards: | Michael L. Printz Honor, 2016 Américas Award, 2016 Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award, 2016 |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 400-401). |
ISBN: | 9781467742023 1467742023 9781467761796 1467761796 9781467776769 1467776769 9781467776783 1467776785 9781467776776 1467776777 9780605938953 0605938954 9781518210990 1518210996 |
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