The Liberation of Gabriel King
- ISBN-10
- 0142407666
- ISBN-13
- 9780142407660
- Series
- The Liberation of Gabriel King
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 151
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-03
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- K. L. Going
Description
In Georgia during the summer of 1976, Gabriel, a white boy who is being bullied, and Frita, an African American girl who is facing prejudice, decide to overcome their many fears together as they enter fifth grade.
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