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Midnight without a moon /

Rose Lee Carter, a thirteen-year-old African-American girl, dreams of life beyond the Mississippi cotton fields during the summer of 1955, but when Emmett Till is murdered and his killers are unjustly acquitted, Rose is torn between seeking her destiny outside of Mississippi or staying and being a p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jackson, Linda Williams (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017]
Subjects:
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Race relations > Juvenile fiction.
Racism > Juvenile fiction.
Mississippi > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Racism > Fiction.
Mississippi > History > 20th century > Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION > Historical > United States > 20th Century.
JUVENILE FICTION > Social Issues > Prejudice & Racism.
JUVENILE FICTION > People & Places > United States > African American.
JUVENILE FICTION > Family > General (see also headings under Social Issues)
JUVENILE FICTION > Social Issues > Friendship.
African Americans.
Race relations.
Racism.
Mississippi.
1900-1999
Historical fiction > Juvenile.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
Novels.
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Summary:Rose Lee Carter, a thirteen-year-old African-American girl, dreams of life beyond the Mississippi cotton fields during the summer of 1955, but when Emmett Till is murdered and his killers are unjustly acquitted, Rose is torn between seeking her destiny outside of Mississippi or staying and being a part of an important movement.
Physical Description:312 pages ; 22 cm
Awards:American Library Association Notable Children's Bk
ISBN:9780544785106
054478510X
9781328753632
1328753638