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Violence
Some
Racial violence including a brutal confrontation and its aftermath
Language
Barely any
Racial slurs used by white antagonists
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Racial terror, the danger of standing up, and the psychological burden of living in a system designed to crush you
What this book is about
Cassie Logan, now seventeen, is at school in Jackson, Mississippi when a confrontation between her friend Moe Turner and white men who have been tormenting him explodes into violence. Moe injures the men and must flee to Memphis with Cassie's help. Taylor's Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel puts the Logan saga at a historical turning point where young Black people are beginning to refuse Jim Crow.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Racial violence and assault
Racial slurs throughout
The terror of the Jim Crow South
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