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Riot /

In 1863, fifteen-year-old Claire, the daughter of an Irish mother and a black father, faces ugly truths and great danger when Irish immigrants, enraged by the Civil War and a federal draft, lash out against blacks and wealthy "swells" of New York City.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Egmont USA, 2009.
Subjects:
Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863 > Juvenile fiction.
Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863 > Fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Racially mixed people > Fiction.
Riots > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Irish Americans > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Fiction.
Motion picture plays.
Description
Summary:In 1863, fifteen-year-old Claire, the daughter of an Irish mother and a black father, faces ugly truths and great danger when Irish immigrants, enraged by the Civil War and a federal draft, lash out against blacks and wealthy "swells" of New York City.
Item Description:Written in screenplay format.
Physical Description:164 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Audience:Ages 12 up.
ISBN:9781606840009 (hardcover)
1606840002 (hardcover)
9781606840429 (lib. bdg.)
1606840428 (lib. bdg.)