New London, Texas. 1937. Naomi Vargas and Wash Fuller know about the lines in East Texas as well as anyone. They know the signs that mark them. They know the people who enforce them. But sometimes the attraction between two people is so powerful it breaks through even the most entrenched color lines. And the consequences can be explosive. (Set during the 1937 New London school explosion, the deadliest school disaster in American history.).
A Michael L. Printz Honor Book "This is East Texas, and there's lines.
" In this novel, their story is retold anew in the distinct, indelible voices of Livingstone's sharp-tongued female cook, Halima; a repressed, formerly enslaved African missionary named Jacob Wainwright; and the collective voice of the ...
It’s the kind of summer that changes a life forever. And almost sixty years after the end of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, A Scatter of Light also offers a glimpse into Lily and Kath’s lives since 1955.
The novel chronicles a love affair between a teenage Mexican American girl and a teenage African-American boy in 1930's New London, Texas, occuring right up to the 1937 New London School explosion.
In Out of the Darkness, Tina tells her full story - of what life with a violent partner is really like and how she survived 12 hours of sustained and unimaginable violence in her own home.
Out from Darkness
I had to go to city hall a number of times and talk with them. We suspected that the police were wire-tapping our phones. The undercover surveillance began after I had met this man who was a very well-known gangster.
Because hanging in there during tough times is the doorway to proven character , which is God's goal for us . Incidentally , committing yourself to ... Some kids say , " My family life is hopeless . My parents don't understand me and ...
* AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "This novel will be remembered as one of the best thrillers of the year." —Associated Press "A shocking stunner in every way.
This book chronicles the rise, decline, and ultimate revival of natural history within the realms of science and public discourse.