White Lilacs
HarperCollins · Paperback · January 1, 2007
Young Rose Lee Jefferson is shocked to learn that the white residents of Dillon, Texas, want to raze the city’s black enclave, Freedomtown, and build a park in its place.
We earn from qualifying purchases.
- Who it’s for
- A young girl’s fight to protect her home makes a community’s struggle feel immediate and personal.
- Themes
- Community displacement, Racial conflict, Protecting home
- Genres
- 20th-Century U.S., US: African American Stories, Prejudice & Racism
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved.
ChainsLaurie Halse Anderson49% matchShares US: African American Stories
A Good Kind of TroubleLisa Moore Ramée49% matchShares Prejudice & Racism
Little House on Rocky RidgeRoger Lea MacBride49% match
New Dawn on Rocky RidgeRoger Lea MacBride49% matchShares 20th-Century U.S.
Black StarKwame Alexander47% matchShares Prejudice & Racism
For older readers: Just Jane, Riot, Courageous
Start with three books, and this one can be the first.
Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.
Start with this bookAbout this book
Young Rose Lee Jefferson is shocked to learn that the white residents of Dillon, Texas, want to raze the city’s black enclave, Freedomtown, and build a park in its place. Rose Lee and the other residents of Freedomtown cannot bear the thought of losing their homes. But fighting the city’s plans could be costly—or even life threatening. Will the families of Freedomtown be able to save their thriving community? Includes a reader's guide.
A Community at Stake
A young girl’s fight to protect her home makes a community’s struggle feel immediate and personal.
Come here for
- A young perspective on racism and civic power
- A close look at the cost of defending home
Expect
- A direct, sustained narrative about a threatened Black community
- A reader’s guide included
Where it sits
| Prejudice & Racism | 82% |
|---|---|
| US: African American Stories | 49% |
| 20th-Century U.S. | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US Biographies
- US: African American Stories
- Girls & Young Women
- Historical Fiction
Show all 8 publisher categories
- U.S. History
- Friendship
- Prejudice & Racism
- Runaway Stories
- Authors
- Carolyn Meyer
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 1, 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Community displacement · Racial conflict · Protecting home
- Reading lane
- US Biographies