Out of Darkness
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. Ashley Hope Pérez takes the facts of the deadly 1937 New London school explosion as a backdrop for a riveting novel about segregation, love, family, and the forces that destroy people. Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award.
Heritage & History: Hispanic Heritage and History
Book Awards: Michael L. Printz Award & Honor Books
Themes for Middle Grade/YA: Love and Romance, Race, Racism, and Prejudice
Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction
Format: Novel
Audiobook: No
Age Level: Young Adult
Book Series: Coming of Age: Important Choices, Historical Fiction for Middle Grades and Young Adults: Hispanic Heritage, Love Stories for Young Adults: Hispanic Heritage
9781467742023