SOLVED. Set in 60s? Read in late 80s: Book about group of young Black kids who face racism in their small town. One of the kids is named Moe. Chapter book from my elementary school library. [s]

[Stacey]

This was a fictional story about a group of young teens.

[Rainbowheart]

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?

There is a minor character named Moe.

[Adele]

I was thinking along the same lines as Rainbowheart. If the characters are too young in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, in The Road to Memphis the kids are older and Moe features more prominently.

[Paul]

"The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963" by Christopher Paul Curtis?

[Stacey]

Thank you guys! Adele - I think it is The Road to Memphis; thank you so much! That sounds familiar and Moe was definitely a more prominent character. I’ve been trying to figure this out for so long! The book moved my little 5th or 6th grade self so much.

[Kris]

Glad you found your book, Stacey.

Google Books preview of The Road to Memphis by Mildred D. Taylor - Adele's find:

- https://books.google.com/books?id=FDT...
- There are different cover images.

[Adele]

Happy to help! 🙂