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Circle of Fire

by Evelyn Coleman · 2001

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Mendy, a 12-year-old-girl in 1958 Tennessee, must find a way to warn officials about the KKK's plan to bomb the school during a speech.

Genre
historical fictionmysteryadventure
Themes
childhoodrace
Setting
20th centuryTennessee
Subject
history
Audience
childrensmiddle grade
Length
short · 150 pages

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