Out of darkness /

Perez, Ashley Hope

Out of darkness / Ashley Hope Perez. - 402 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Loosely based on a school explosion that took place in New London, Texas in 1937, this is the story of two teenagers: Naomi, who is Mexican, and Wash, who is black, and their dealings with race, segregation, love, and the forces that destroy people.

HL660L Lexile



9781467742023 1467742023

2014023837


Explosions--Juvenile fiction.
Schools--Juvenile fiction
Race relations--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction
Mexican Americans--Juvenile fiction


New London (Tex.)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.


Young adult fiction.

PZ7.P4255 / Ou 2015

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