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5 · 290 pages · First published 1964
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.
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- 5★
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FictionRace relationsJuvenile fictionPrejudicesAfrican AmericansCoretta Scott King AwardBlacksYOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Values & VirtuesYOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & WomenYOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / FriendshipYOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & RacismYOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th CenturyYOUNG ADULT FICTION / Boys & MenNew York Times reviewedFiction, historical, generalChildren's fictionTravel, fictionTennessee, fictionMississippi, fictionRace relations, fiction
- Publishers
- Penguin Publishing Group, Dial Books, Turtleback Books, Gollancz, Prentice Hall, Recorded Books, Inc.
- Languages
- eng