LoginThe Rock and the River (Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent)
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Winner of the ALA Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe New Talent Award, The Rock and the River was described in a Booklist starred review as a “taut, eloquent first novel [that] will make readers feel what it was like to be young, black, and militant.”
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 fin
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Manufacturer: Aladdin
Release date: 6 April 2010
ISBN-10 : 1416978038 | ISBN-13: 9781416978039
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Release date: 6 April 2010
ISBN-10 : 1416978038 | ISBN-13: 9781416978039
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