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Author Magoon, Kekla.

Title The rock and the river / Kekla Magoon.

Edition First Aladdin edition.
Publication Info. New York : Aladdin, 2009.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1329287~S1
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Teen Fiction  TEEN MAGOON    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Teen Fiction  TEEN MAGOON    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Teen Fiction  TEEN MAGOON    DUE 04-27-24
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Description 290 pages ; 22 cm
Summary In 1968 Chicago, fourteen-year-old Sam Childs is caught in a conflict between his father's nonviolent approach to seeking civil rights for African Americans and his older brother, who has joined the Black Panther Party.
Subject Black Panther Party -- Fiction.
Civil rights movements -- Fiction.
Racism -- Fiction.
Brothers -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Local Subject REBECCA CAUDILL AWARD [2012 NOMINEE]
Genre Young adult fiction.
ISBN 9781416975823
1416975829
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SRP 2011 REVIEW: I love how the author combined historical fiction and real day life making a wonderful story.
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October 12 2011
SRP 2011 REVIEW: It is 1968 and the Civil Rights Movement is in full swing with African American teens Steven and Sam caught up in it in Chicago. What a thought provoking read!
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