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The Rock and the River | Kekla Magoon

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The Time: 1968 The Place: Chicago For thirteen-year-old Sam it's not easy being the son of known civil rights activist Roland Childs. Especially when his older (and best friend), Stick, begins to drift away from him for no apparent reason. And then it happens: Sam finds something that changes everything forever. Sam has always had faith in his father, but when he finds literature about the Black Panthers under Stick's bed, he's not sure who to believe: his father or his best friend. Suddenly, nothing feels certain anymore. Sam wants to believe that his father is right: You can effect chnage without using violence. But as time goes on, Sam grows weary of standing by and watching as his friends and family suffer at the hands of racism in their own community. Sam beings to explore the Panthers with Stick, but soon he's involved in something far more serious -- and more dangerous -- than he could have ever predicted. Sam is faced with a difficult decision. Will he follow his father or his brother? His mind or his heart? The rock or the river?

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The Rock and the River | Kekla Magoon

New grade level this year means (almost) all new books! The only one that I've taught before is Night, but there are twelve new ones that I have to learn starting with The Rock and The River.
Has anyone taught this one before?

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The Rock and the River | Kekla Magoon

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This powerful middle grade novel takes place in Chicago in 1968 & is narrated by Sam, a 13 year old whose father is a civil rights leader who was friends with Martin Luther King, Jr. Sam's older brother is drawn to the Black Panthers and their philosophy over their father's nonviolent approach, which seems passive amid so much racial injustice. Sam wrestles with his feelings on which approach is better: the rock or the river. So timely & poignant!

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