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Speed of Light

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By Sybil Rosen
Publisher Simon Schuster Children's Publishing - (AtheneumAnne Schwartz Books)
Speed of Light
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For elevenyearold Audrey Ina, its a conundrum How could her life get so complicated so quickly? She feels like shes traveling at the speed of light. It all starts when her daddy decides to help Mr. Cardwell, a black man, join the local police force a bold move in her 1950s Southern town of Blue Gap. Suddenly, her family is catapulted into the heart of a conflict that threatens to shatter the peace as surely as the rock that smashes the window of her daddys factory. As tensions escalate, Audrey wants to know Was the rock thrown because someone hates her daddy for helping Mr. Cardwell...or because hes Jewish? As if in answer, a wave of antiSemitism sweeps through the town, causing Audreys Polish aunt Pesel to relive buried memories of her familys murder by the Nazis. Witnessing her aunts torment, Audrey begins to understand something about the nature of hatred and the real meaning of compassion. With her family and town falling apart, Audrey turns to the one thing she trusts the stars for answers, or comfort, anyway. And she determines to help her father fight for what they believe is right, no matte

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39874 words39,874 words
176 pages176 pages
Lexile 540LLexile 540L
Grade 5 to 9Grade 5 to 9
Age 10-14Age 10-14
Published 1999Published 1999

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Book ISBN:

9780689824371

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