Trouble The Water by Frances O’Roark Dowell, 278 pages
“In the segregated south of Kentucky in
1953, twelve-year-olds Callie, who is black, and Wendell, who is white, are
brought together by an old dog that is clearly seeking something or someone,
but they not only face prejudice, they find trouble at a haunted cabin in the
woods.” This was a
fascinating combination of realistic fiction, historical fiction, and ghost story. I think this falls heaviest on the historical
fiction side and would probably lean towards giving it to kids who like that
genre but I think it could have wider appeal.
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