And she learns that ashes don’t necessarily signify an end. As Stella’s community-her world-is upended, she decides to fight fire with fire. But one late night, later than she should ever be up, much less wandering around outside, Stella and her little brother see something they’re never supposed to see, something that is the first flicker of change to come, unwelcome change by any stretch of the imagination. To Stella, it sort of evens out, and heck, the Klan hasn’t bothered them for years. Stella lives in the segregated South-in Bumblebee, North Carolina, to be exact about it. Draper presents “storytelling at its finest” ( School Library Journal, starred review) in this New York Times bestselling Depression-era novel about a young girl who must learn to be brave in the face of violent prejudice when the Ku Klux Klan reappears in her segregated southern town. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. And she learns that ashes don't necessarily signify an end.Sharon M. Draper is a three-time New York Times bestselling author and a recipient of the Margaret A. As Stella's community-her world-is upended, she decides to fight fire with fire. But one late night, later than she should ever be up, much less wandering around outside, Stella and her little brother see something they're never supposed to see, something that is the first flicker of change to come, unwelcome change by any stretch of the imagination.
To Stella, it sort of evens out, and heck, the Klan hasn't bothered them for years. When the Ku Klux Klan's unwelcome reappearance rattles Stella's segregated southern town, bravery battles prejudice in this New York Times bestselling Depression-era "novel that soars" ( The New York Times Book Review) that School Library Journal called "storytelling at its finest" in a starred review.
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