Summary: In 1898, Moses Thomas’s summer vacation does not go exactly as planned as he contends with family problems and the ever-changing alliances among his friends at the same time as he is exposed to the escalating tension between the African-American and white communities of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Random House
Filed under: 2012-2013 Club, Not Mock Newbery Tagged: | 2012, African Americans, historical fiction, NC, Wilmington
I would vote this book for newbery; the plot and the characters were compelling, and how the plot went throughout the book made it hard to put down. The ending surprised me, but it was a complete story.
I have to say that this is one of my favorite books, and I would vote it for the Newbery. But “Lions of Little Rock” appealed to me more, and since they are in the same category, I would vote for “Lions of Little Rock”.
I would definitely vote it for a Newbery winner. My mother read it, considering she’s writing a historical fiction book (or was writing a historical fiction book
about the Wilmington race riots. She said, and I agree, that all the facts were accurate, and it had a well-done plot. I’m hoping it will win or receive and honor.