Out of Darkness
Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Lab, [2015]
Format: Book
Description: 402 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Loosely based on a school explosion that took place in New London, Texas in 1937, this is the story of two teenagers: Naomi, who is Mexican, and Wash, who is black, and their dealings with race, segregation, love, and the forces that destroy people.
Subjects:
Explosions -- Teen fiction.
Schools -- Teen fiction.
Race relations -- Teen fiction.
African Americans -- Teen fiction.
Mexican Americans -- Teen fiction.
New London (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century -- Teen fiction.
Explosions -- Teen fiction.
Schools -- Teen fiction.
Race relations -- Teen fiction.
African Americans -- Teen fiction.
Mexican Americans -- Teen fiction.
New London (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century -- Teen fiction.
Target Audience: HL660L
ISBN:
9781467742023 (trade hard cover : alk. paper)