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Fire in the streets /

In the aftermath of Dr. King's assassination in 1968, Chicago fourteen-year-old Maxie longs to join the Black Panthers, whether or not her brother Raheem, ex-boyfriend Sam, or her friends like it, and is soon caught up in the violence of anti-war and civil rights demonstrations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Magoon, Kekla
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Aladdin, 2012.
Edition:1st Aladdin hardcover ed.
Subjects:
Civil rights movements > Juvenile fiction.
Black Panther Party > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Racism > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Civil rights movements > Fiction.
Black Panther Party > Fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Fiction.
Racism > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
United States > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Description
Summary:In the aftermath of Dr. King's assassination in 1968, Chicago fourteen-year-old Maxie longs to join the Black Panthers, whether or not her brother Raheem, ex-boyfriend Sam, or her friends like it, and is soon caught up in the violence of anti-war and civil rights demonstrations.
Item Description:Sequel to: The rock and the river.
Physical Description:321 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9781416990734
1416990739
9781442422308
1442422300