ACCESS DIGITIZED EDITION
Guide/Reviews Database
OLDER FICTION
Magoon, Kekla

The Rock and the River

295 pp. | Simon/Aladdin | January, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4169-7582-3 $15.99
(3) YA Chicago, 1968: Sam's father is a well-known nonviolent civil rights activist, while Sam's brother has joined the Black Panthers. When a friend is beaten and arrested by white police officers, Sam struggles to choose a side. Compelling characters aptly convey the frustrations and uncertainties dividing the civil rights movement at the time of Dr. King's death. Author's note.
Reviewer: Juliet S. King

RELATED 

OLDER FICTION

What Beauty There Is
by Anderson, Cory
OLDER FICTION

Between Perfect and Real
by Stoeve, Ray
OLDER FICTION

Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good
by Werlin, Nancy
OLDER FICTION

Home Is Not a Country
by Elhillo, Safia
OLDER FICTION

All Our Hidden Gifts
by O'Donoghue, Caroline
More

Get connected. Join our global community of more than 200,000 librarians and educators.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing.

ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER?