Out of Darkness
Out of Darkness
Contributor(s): Perez, Ashley (Author); Parez, Ashley Hope (Author)
"This is East Texas, and there's lines. Lines you cross, lines you don't cross. That clear?" New London, Texas. 1937. Naomi Smith and Wash Fullerton know about the lines in East Texas as well as anyone. They know the signs that mark them. They know the people who enforce them. But there are some forces even the most determined color lines cannot resist. And sometimes all it takes is an explosion. Ashley Hope Prez takes the facts of the 1937 New London school explosionthe worst school disaster in American historyas a backdrop for a riveting novel about segregation, love, family, and the forces that destroy people.
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Pub Date: 09/2015
ISBN: 9781467742023
Binding: Hardcover
4.06 cms H x 22.86 cms L x 16.00 cms W (0.73 kgs) 216 pages
