The Silence of Our Friends

by Mark Long and Jim Demonakos

Book Overview

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

As the civil rights struggle heats up in Texas, two families-one white, one black-find common ground.

This semi-autobiographical tale is set in 1967 Texas, against the backdrop of the fight for civil rights. A white family from a notoriously racist neighborhood in the suburbs and a black family from its poorest ward cross Houston's color line, overcoming humiliation, degradation, and violence to win the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596436182
• ISBN13: 9781596436183
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: First Second
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 11 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 6 to Postsecondary