The Road to Memphis
New York : Puffin Books, 1992.
Format: Book
Description: 290 pages ; 18 cm
In 1941 a black youth, sadistically teased by two white boys in rural Mississippi, severely injures one of them with a tire iron and enlists Cassie's help in trying to flee the state.
Contents:
A fine new car -- Friendships -- The hunt -- Down home farewell -- Incident in Strawberry -- Escape from Jackson -- The road to Memphis -- The Memphis prince -- A final farewell.
Subjects:
Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Mississippi -- Juvenile fiction.
Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Mississippi -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: "Ages 12 and up"--Page 4 of cover.
ISBN:
0140360778
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Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner, 1991.