Crow
of Barbara Wright (Goodreads Author)
Description
The summer of 1898 is filled with ups and downs for 11-year-old Moses. He's growing apart from his best friend, his superstitious Boo-Nanny butts heads constantly with his pragmatic, educated father, and his mother is reeling from the discovery of a family secret. Yet there are good times, too. He's teaching his grandmother how to read. For the first time she's sharing stories about her life as a slave. And his father and his friends are finally getting the respect and positions of power they've earned in the Wilmington, North Carolina, community. But not everyone is happy with the political changes at play and some will do anything, including a violent plot against the government, to maintain the status quo.One generation away from slavery, a thriving African American communityâenfranchised and emancipatedâsuddenly and violently loses its freedom in turn of the century North Carolina when a group of local politicians stages the only successful coup d'etat in US history.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304 pages
- Publisher Random House Books for Young Readers
- Publication Date January 10th 2012
- First Publication 01/01/12
- Language English
- ISBN 9780375969287
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Wilmington, North Carolina (United States)']
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