vermont-1924, The KKK moves in and no one is safe. A lyrical novel about a community on the brink of disaster,told through the haunting and impassioned voices of those who bear witness. Good lit for middle school English/History classes.

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This book was interesting because it told the story through several points of view.

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This was a very fast read yet it had a lot of info.A little difficult to read because of the racial issues but if you have a couple of hours to kill this book will definately do it for you. It kind of reads like a play and this seems to help it move at a good pace.

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Tale of a town that turns against its own when the KKK moves in. This is a story of a community on the brink of disaster, told through the haunting and impassioned voices of its inhabitants. (paraphrased from back cover)

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A great story about the Ku Klux Klan and how it turned neighbor against neighbor in a small town. The story is told thru poetry.

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Leanora Sutter.
Esther Hirsh.
Merlin Van Tornhout.
Johnny Reeves...

These characters are among the unforgettable cast inhabiting a small Vermont town in 1924. A town that turns against its own when the Ku Klux Klan moves in. No one is safe, especially the two youngest, twelve-year-old Leanora, an African-American girl, and six-year-old Esther, who is Jewish.

In this story of a community on the brink of disaster, told through the haunting and impassioned voices of its inhabitants, Newbery Award winner Karen Hesse takes readers into the hearts and minds of those who bear witness.

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