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River, Cross My Heart

by Breena Clarke

Afro-AmericansFictionAfrican AmericansFiction, historicalAfrican americans, fictionWashington (d.c.), fictionFiction, historical, generalAfrican American families

The impact of a child's drowning on a black family in 1925 Washington, especially on the 12-year-old sister who was baby-sitting the girl. Told against the background of the lot of African Americans at the time.

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For young readers

Book data: Open Library