MIDNIGHT WITHOUT A MOON: The Emmett Till Murder Through the Eyes of a Teenage Girl
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Download Discussion GuideIt’s Mississippi in the summer of 1955, and Rose Lee Carter can’t wait to move north. But for now, she’s living with her sharecropper grandparents on a white man’s cotton plantation.
Then, one town over, an African American boy, Emmett Till, is killed for allegedly whistling at a white woman. When Till’s murderers are unjustly acquitted, Rose realizes that the South needs a change . . . and that she should be part of the movement.
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COMING JANUARY 2, 2018!
A SKY FULL OF STARS: The Aftermath of the Emmett Till Murder Through the Eyes of a Teenage Girl
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In the sequel to the powerful MIDNIGHT WITHOUT A MOON, readers will again be transported to the 1950s in this captivating novel that seamlessly blends a fictional portrait of the life of an African-American girl and factual events from a pivotal era in American history.
Purchase MIDNIGHT WITHOUT A MOONAmazon B&N IndieBound HMHCo
Download Discussion GuideIt’s Mississippi in the summer of 1955, and Rose Lee Carter can’t wait to move north. But for now, she’s living with her sharecropper grandparents on a white man’s cotton plantation.
Then, one town over, an African American boy, Emmett Till, is killed for allegedly whistling at a white woman. When Till’s murderers are unjustly acquitted, Rose realizes that the South needs a change . . . and that she should be part of the movement.
Recommended By: Mississippi Library CommissionNew York Public LibrarySan Francisco Public LibraryEisenhower Public LibraryElmhurst Public LibraryMissouri River Regional Public LibraryArapahoe Libraries
Kent Library DistrictHoover Public LibraryRockford Public LibraryBoca Raton Public LibraryParnassus BooksNorthtown BooksBrazos Bookstore
Book RiotCommon Sense MediaCreative Kids MediaImagination Soup
COMING JANUARY 2, 2018!
A SKY FULL OF STARS: The Aftermath of the Emmett Till Murder Through the Eyes of a Teenage Girl
Pre-order A SKY FULL OF STARSAmazon B&N IndieBound HMHCo
In the sequel to the powerful MIDNIGHT WITHOUT A MOON, readers will again be transported to the 1950s in this captivating novel that seamlessly blends a fictional portrait of the life of an African-American girl and factual events from a pivotal era in American history.
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