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The road to Memphis

by Mildred D. Taylor

FictionRace relationsJuvenile fictionPrejudicesAfrican AmericansCoretta Scott King AwardBlacksYOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues

In 1941 a black youth, sadistically teased by two white boys in rural Mississippi, severely injures one of them with a tire iron and enlists Cassie's help in trying to flee the state.

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Book data: Open Library