Riot
Author: Dean Myers, Walter
ISBN: 9781606842096
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2011
Pages: 192
Dimensions: 207mm x 138mm x
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
While the Civil War rages on, riots erupts in New York City in July 1863, after Abraham Lincoln instituted a draft to secure more soldiers for the Union army. During the riots, buildings are destroyed and black Americans are attacked and murdered. Fifteen-year-old Claire, the daughter of a black father and Irish mother, is torn between the two warring sides. Faced with the breakdown of the city, Claire begin the hard journey of remaking herself and her identity. Addressing such issues as race, bigotry, and class head-on, Walter Dean Myers has written another stirring and exciting novel that will shake up assumptions and lift the spirit.
ISBN: 9781606842096
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2011
Pages: 192
Dimensions: 207mm x 138mm x
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
While the Civil War rages on, riots erupts in New York City in July 1863, after Abraham Lincoln instituted a draft to secure more soldiers for the Union army. During the riots, buildings are destroyed and black Americans are attacked and murdered. Fifteen-year-old Claire, the daughter of a black father and Irish mother, is torn between the two warring sides. Faced with the breakdown of the city, Claire begin the hard journey of remaking herself and her identity. Addressing such issues as race, bigotry, and class head-on, Walter Dean Myers has written another stirring and exciting novel that will shake up assumptions and lift the spirit.
