The Rock and the River
by Magoon, Kekla
John Steptoe Author Award for New TalentALA Notable/Best BooksHistorical FictionU.S.Black PeopleWheatley Aligned Supplemental TextsYALSA Best Books for YAJunior Library Guild Selection
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AR Book Level
3.9
AR Points
8
Word Count
59,211
Interest Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
128762 EN
About this book
In 1968 Chicago, fourteen-year-old Sam Childs is caught in a conflict between his father's nonviolent approach to seeking civil rights for African Americans and his older brother, who has joined the Black Panther Party.