Sharon M. 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.

Stella lives in the segregated Southin Bumblebee, North Carolina, to be exact about it. Some stores she can go into. Some stores she cant. Some folks are right pleasant. Others are a lot less so. To Stella, it sort of evens out, and heck, the Klan hasnt bothered them for years. But one late night, later than she should ever be up, much less wandering around outside, Stella and her little brother see something theyre never supposed to see, something that is the first flicker of change to come, unwelcome change by any stretch of the imagination. As Stellas communityher worldis upended, she decides to fight fire with fire. And she learns that ashes dont necessarily signify an end.

Published : March 29, 2016

Language : English

Paperback : 352 pages

Reading age : 10 – 11 years

Lexile measure : 740L

Grade level : 4 – 8