Fire in the streets, Kekla Magoon
Type
Label
Fire in the streets, Kekla Magoon
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Ages 9-14650, Lexile
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Fire in the streets
Oclc number
709673047
Responsibility statement
Kekla Magoon
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 4.6, 4.0, 157125.Reading Counts RC, 6-8, 3.7, 15, Quiz: 57461.
Summary
In the aftermath of Dr. King's assassination in 1968, Chicago fourteen-year-old Maxie longs to join the Black Panthers, whether or not her brother Raheem, ex-boyfriend Sam, or her friends like it, and is soon caught up in the violence of anti-war and civil rights demonstrations
Target audience
pre adolescent
Classification
Creator
Subject
- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Siblings -- Juvenile fiction
- Civil rights movements -- Juvenile fiction
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Racism -- Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Black Panther Party -- Juvenile fiction
Content
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Creator1
- Genre2
- Subject9
- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Siblings -- Juvenile fiction
- Civil rights movements -- Juvenile fiction
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Racism -- Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Black Panther Party -- Juvenile fiction
- Content1
- Mapped to1