Night on fire

Resource Information

The work Night on fire represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Cedar Rapids Public Library-Metro Library Network. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Night on fire

Statement of responsibility

Ronald Kidd

Creator

• Kidd, Ronald

Author

• Kidd, Ronald

Subject

• Alabama -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
• Alabama -- Race relations -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
• Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
• Civil rights workers -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
• Freedom Rides, 1961 -- Juvenile fiction
• African Americans -- Civil rights -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
• Social change -- Juvenile fiction
• Southern States -- Race relations | History -- Juvenile fiction
• Violence -- Juvenile fiction
• Historical fiction
• African Americans -- Civil rights | History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction

Genre

• Juvenile fiction

Language

eng

Summary

• Hoping that the arrival of Freedom Riders in her town will help her community shed its antiquated views, thirteen-year-old Billie is forced to confront her own mindset when things turn tragic
• "Personally I don't mind them coming here but they might bother some of my customers. Thirteen-year old Billie Sims has heard things like this all her life, from the grocer down the road, from her neighbors at church, from her parents. But Billie never understood what all the fuss was about. Why do blacks and whites have separate entrances to the bus station in her town of Anniston, Alabama? Why can't her friend Jarmaine, have a milk shake with her at Wikle's? When Billie hears about a group calling themselves the Freedom Riders passing through Anniston to protest segregation on buses, she thinks change could be coming. But instead of embracing change, Billie's town responds with violence, and she finds herself at Forsyth & Sons Grocery watching a bus burn. Shocked by the actions of people she thought she knew, she realizes that freedom has a cost. But is she brave enough to stand up and fight for it?"--Jacket

Cataloging source

YDXCP

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

LC call number

PZ7.K5315

LC item number

Ni 2015

Literary form

fiction

Target audience

juvenile