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Glory be by Augusta Scattergood · Booklabria

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Glory be

HistoryChildren's fiction

Glory be

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First published: 2012
Language: English
Editions: 5

Synopsis

In the summer of 1964 as she is about to turn twelve, Glory's town of Hanging Moss, Mississippi, is beset by racial tension when town leaders close her beloved public pool rather than desegregating it.

Subjects: History
Children's fiction
Sisters
Race relations
City and town life
Cities and towns
Set in: Mississippi
Time: 20th Century

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