Rose Lee Carter, a thirteen-year-old African-American girl, dreams of life beyond the Mississippi cotton fields during the summer of 1955, but when Emmett Till is murdered and his killers are unjustly acquitted, Rose is torn between seeking her destiny outside of Mississippi or staying and being a part of an important movement.
year: 2017
call number/section: 1000, 1
subjects: african americans, juvenile fiction, race relations, racism, fiction, juvenile fiction / historical / united states / 20th century, juvenile fiction / social issues / prejudice & racism, juvenile fiction / people & places / united states / african american, juvenile fiction / family / general (see also headings under social issues), juvenile fiction / social issues / friendship, mississippi, history, 20th century, juvenile fiction, fiction, historical fiction, electronic books, electronic books
Editions
Jackson, Linda Williams
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2017)
Rose Lee Carter, a thirteen-year-old African-American girl, dreams of life beyond the Mississippi cotton fields during the summer of 1955, but when Emmett Till is murdered and his killers are unjustly acquitted, Rose is torn between seeking her destiny outside of Mississippi or staying and being a part of an important movement.
Schools: 12
Jackson, Linda Williams
Rose Lee Carter, a thirteen-year-old African-American girl, dreams of life beyond the Mississippi cotton fields during the summer of 1955, but when Emmett Till is murdered and his killers are unjustly acquitted, Rose is torn between seeking her destiny outside of Mississippi or staying and being a part of an important movement.
Schools: 6
Jackson, Linda Williams
Rose Lee Carter, a thirteen-year-old African-American girl, dreams of life beyond the Mississippi cotton fields during the summer of 1955, but when Emmett Till is murdered and his killers are unjustly acquitted, Rose is torn between seeking her destiny outside of Mississippi or staying and being a part of an important movement.
Schools: 0