Product Details
Category - Fiction / Young Adult
Format - Paperback
Condition - New
Listed - A month ago
Ships From - Michigan
Est. Publication Date - Mar 2014
Seller Description
Red Porter knows the difference between right and wrong, black and white. But he also knows that for folk in his hometown, Stony Gap, this isn’t always clear. When Red’s daddy dies, he’s left with his younger brother, his mama, and some hard decisions. As their money dwindles, Red does everything he can to keep the family repair shop afloat. But when he uncovers some of the racial injustices that have been happening in Stony Gap since before he was born, Red is faced with unsettling questions about the legacy behind his family’s shop… With the help of a few unlikely characters however, Red realizes that while he can’t fix the past, he can still change the future and stand up for those who need him most. Seeing Red is a powerful and thought-provoking story of family, friendship and race relations set in the deep South, from the award-winning author of Mockingbird.
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Seeing Red
ISBN: 9781409570509
Publisher Description
When 12-year-old Frederick "Red" Porter's father dies in 1972, his mother wants to sell their automobile repair shop and move her two sons back to Ohio, but Red is desperate to stop the sale even if i...
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