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Midnight Without a Moon

by Linda Williams Jackson · 2017

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Rose Lee Carter, a 13-year-old African-American girl, dreams of life beyond the Mississippi cotton fields during the summer of 1955. Her world is rocked when a 14-year-old African-American boy, Emmett Till, is killed for allegedly whistling at a white woman. A powerful middle-grade debut perfect for readers who enjoyed The Watsons Go to Birminghamand Brown Girl Dreaming.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
diversitydiversityMore like thisLess of thisAfrican AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thiscivil rightscivil rightsMore like thisLess of thisraceraceMore like thisLess of thisgrandparentsgrandparentsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisMississippiMississippiMore like thisLess of this
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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
middle gradechildrensyoung adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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