Newt Winger is an African-American teenager living in rural Kansas in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He generally confronts the prejudices of the era with pride and an even temper, unlike his hot-headed friend Marcus Savage. As circumstances slowly pull Newt and Marcus further apart, Newt witnesses a murder - one committed by Marcus' father Booker. When Newt's decision to come forward as a witness leads to Booker's death, Marcus ambushes and confronts Newt with a gun - resulting in a vicious fight. Newt wins the fight but spares Marcus' life, only to watch helplessly as Marcus is shot and killed by a racist sheriff.

The Learning Tree

Literature & Fiction

Parks, Gordon

Contemporary

Harper Row Publishers

His second book. The autobiography of the award-winning photographer, author and artist who was only 16 when he moved from Kansas to Minnesota in 1928.

Choice of Weapons

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

BERKLEY

A story set in New York early in the 20th century about a young woman who marries a poor man instead of a richer one.

Shannon

Little. Brown and Company

The famed photographer, film director, writer, and composer recounts the dramatic story of his life, from his poor Kansas origins, through his breaking of racial barriers, to his triumph in America and abroad

Voices in the Mirror: An Autobiography

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Nan A. Talese/Doubleday

Voices in the Mirror

Anchor

An account of the artist's life from 1944 through 1978 focuses on the prime of his career as poet, journalist, humanitarian, composer, and motion-picture director

To Smile in Autumn: A Memoir

W.W.Norton

Flavio

Norton

Offers intimate glimpses of Black Americans who were prominent during the violent Sixties

Born Black.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins

A look into the inner lives of a Negro family as they struggle to understand and accept - without malice - the bitter challenge of their special world.

Literary

Fawcett Books

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. An African American boy in rural Kansas of the 1920s must make a difficult decision after he witnesses a murder.

Learning Tree

Teen & Young Adult

Fawcett

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