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| Genre/Form: | Historical fiction Young adult fiction Juvenile fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction, Secondary (senior high) school |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Walter Dean Myers |
| ISBN: | 9781606840009 1606840002 9781606840429 1606840428 |
| OCLC Number: | 297147822 |
| Notes: | Written in screenplay format. |
| Performer(s): | Read by a full cast. |
| Target Audience: | Ages 12 up. |
| Description: | 164 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Walter Dean Myers. |
Abstract:
In 1863, fifteen-year-old Claire, the daughter of an Irish mother and a black father, faces ugly truths and great danger when Irish immigrants, enraged by the Civil War and a federal draft, lash out against blacks and wealthy "swells" of New York City.
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