Hard cover in pictorial dust jacket. A flawless copy of Wright's fantastic novel detailing the events that led up to the Wilmington Massacre of 1898 in segregated North Carolina through the eyes of a young boy named Moses Thomas. Starred reviews from the School Library Journal, Kirkus Review, Horn Book and Publisher's Weekly. Size: 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Crow

Publisher

Random House, New York

Publication Date

2012

Language

English

ISBN 10

037586928X

ISBN 13

9780375869280

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Printing.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

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Childrens Books

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Synopsis

The summer of 1898 is filled with ups and downs for 11-year-old Moses. He's growing apart from his best friend, his superstitious Boo-Nanny butts heads constantly with his pragmatic, educated father, and his mother is reeling from the discovery of a family secret. Yet there are good times, too. He's teaching his grandmother how to read. For the first time she's sharing stories about her life as a slave. And his father and his friends are finally getting the respect and positions of power they've earned in the Wilmington, North Carolina, community. But not everyone is happy with the political changes at play and some will do anything, including a violent plot against the government, to maintain the status quo.

One generation away from slavery, a thriving African American community—enfranchised and emancipated—suddenly and violently loses its freedom in turn of the century North Carolina when a group of local politicians stages the only successful coup d'etat in US history.

About the Author

BARBARA WRIGHT grew up in North Carolina, and has lived all over the world, from France, to Korea, to El Salvador. She has worked as a fact-checker for Esquire and as a screenwriter. This is her first novel for children.

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