Night on Fire
Ronald Kidd
Set in Anniston, Alabama, in 1961, this novel follows thirteen-year-old Billie Simms after she sees violence directed at peaceful Freedom Riders. Billie, who is white, rejects the town’s segregation and forms a connection with Jarmaine, a Black girl. The two travel to Montgomery, where they take part in opposition to segregation. Their journey brings friendship into a local civil-rights conflict and follows their decision to act.
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