From the publisher:
There was another South in the 1960s, one far removed from the marches and bombings and turmoil in the streets that were broadcast on the evening news. It was a place of inner turmoil, where ordinary people struggled to right themselves on a social landscape that was dramatically shifting beneath their feet. This is the world of Valerie Fraser Luesse's stunning debut, Missing Isaac.
It is 1965 when black field hand Isaac Reynolds goes missing from the tiny, unassuming town of Glory, Alabama. The townspeople's reactions range from concern to indifference, but one boy will stop at nothing to find out what happened to his unlikely friend. White, wealthy, and fatherless, young Pete McLean has nothing to gain and everything to lose in his relentless search for Isaac. In the process, he will discover much more than he bargained for. Before it's all over, Pete--and the people he loves most--will have to blur the hard lines of race, class, and religion. And what they discover about themselves may change some of them forever.
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This debut is one you will want to read. Racial tensions are stirring in the 1960's and while is isn't the same as what is happening now, I truly believe that this book can continue to open our eyes to prejudices and the harm it does to everyone on both sides.
This is a book to help you think and to also help you see the beauty in relationships. This story allows the readers to see relationships at their best and worst.
Definitely a work that you will want to read and share with others.
I received this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
It is 1965 when black field hand Isaac Reynolds goes missing from the tiny, unassuming town of Glory, Alabama. The townspeople's reactions range from concern to indifference, but one boy will stop at nothing to find out what happened to his unlikely friend. White, wealthy, and fatherless, young Pete McLean has nothing to gain and everything to lose in his relentless search for Isaac. In the process, he will discover much more than he bargained for. Before it's all over, Pete--and the people he loves most--will have to blur the hard lines of race, class, and religion. And what they discover about themselves may change some of them forever.
__________________________
This debut is one you will want to read. Racial tensions are stirring in the 1960's and while is isn't the same as what is happening now, I truly believe that this book can continue to open our eyes to prejudices and the harm it does to everyone on both sides.
This is a book to help you think and to also help you see the beauty in relationships. This story allows the readers to see relationships at their best and worst.
Definitely a work that you will want to read and share with others.
I received this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
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