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Trouble the water /

In the segregated south of Kentucky in 1953, twelve-year-olds Callie, who is black, and Wendell, who is white, are brought together by an old dog that is clearly seeking something or someone, but they not only face prejudice, they find trouble at a haunted cabin in the woods.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dowell, Frances O'Roark (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Race relations > Juvenile fiction.
Segregation > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Dogs > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Kentucky > Juvenile fiction.
Underground Railroad > Juvenile fiction.
Kentucky > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Segregation > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Dogs > Fiction.
Family life > Kentucky > Fiction.
Underground Railroad > Fiction.
Kentucky > History > 20th century > Fiction.
African Americans.
Dogs.
Families.
Race relations.
Segregation.
Underground Railroad.
Kentucky.
1900-1999
Historical fiction.
Fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
Description
Summary:In the segregated south of Kentucky in 1953, twelve-year-olds Callie, who is black, and Wendell, who is white, are brought together by an old dog that is clearly seeking something or someone, but they not only face prejudice, they find trouble at a haunted cabin in the woods.
Item Description:"A Cailyn Dlouhy Book."
"A Junior Library Guild selection"--Jacket flap.
Physical Description:278 pages ; 20 cm
Audience:Ages 9-13.
ISBN:9781481424639
1481424637
9781481424646
1481424645