| The Rock and the River Contributor(s): Magoon, Kekla (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416975829 ISBN-13: 9781416975823 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: Set in 1968 Chicago, this powerful debut novel follows 13-year-old Sam Childs, the son of a known civil rights activist who questions the possibility of change after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008029170 |
| Lexile Measure: 550 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5.98" W x 8.58" (0.85 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 128762 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award winner In this "taut, eloquent first novel" (Booklist, starred review), a young Black boy wrestles with conflicting notions of revolution and family loyalty as he becomes involved with the Black Panthers in 1968 Chicago. The Time: 1968 The Place: Chicago For thirteen-year-old Sam, it's not easy being the son of known civil rights activist Roland Childs. Especially when his older (and best friend), Stick, begins to drift away from him for no apparent reason. And then it happens: Sam finds something that changes everything forever. Sam has always had faith in his father, but when he finds literature about the Black Panthers under Stick's bed, he's not sure who to believe: his father or his best friend. Suddenly, nothing feels certain anymore. Sam wants to believe that his father is right: You can effect change without using violence. But as time goes on, Sam grows weary of standing by and watching as his friends and family suffer at the hands of racism in their own community. Sam beings to explore the Panthers with Stick, but soon he's involved in something far more serious--and more dangerous--than he could have ever predicted. Sam is faced with a difficult decision. Will he follow his father or his brother? His mind or his heart? The rock or the river? |
Contributor Bio(s): Magoon, Kekla: - Kekla Magoon has worked with youth-serving nonprofit organizations in New York City and Chicago. She holds an MFA in writing for children from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and her first novel, The Rock and the River, won the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award for New Talent. She resides in New York City and you can visit her at KeklaMagoon.com. |