Loosely based on a school explosion that took place in New London, Texas, in 1937, this is the story of two teenagers: Naomi, who is Mexican, and Wash, who is black, and their dealings with race, segregation, love, and the forces that destroy people.
year: 2019
call number/section: 1000, 1930
subjects: explosions, fiction, race relations, african americans, mexican americans, new london (tex.), history, 20th century, fiction, juvenile fiction, juvenile fiction, schools, historical fiction
Editions
P?rez, Ashley Hope
Loosely based on a school explosion that took place in Texas in 1937, tells the story of two teenagers--Naomi, who is Mexican, and Wash, who is black--and their dealings with race, segregation, love, and the forces that destroy people.
Schools: 32
P?rez, Ashley Hope
Holiday House (2019)
Loosely based on a school explosion that took place in New London, Texas, in 1937, this is the story of two teenagers: Naomi, who is Mexican, and Wash, who is black, and their dealings with race, segregation, love, and the forces that destroy people.
Schools: 2