Bibliograph

Lena and the burning of Greenwood, a Tulsa Race Massacre survival story, cover art by Rick Farley ; by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Markia Jenai

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Lena and the burning of Greenwood, a Tulsa Race Massacre survival story, cover art by Rick Farley ; by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Markia Jenai

Language

eng

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 3-6

Main title

Lena and the burning of Greenwood

Oclc number

1308944845

Responsibility statement

cover art by Rick Farley ; by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Markia Jenai

Series statement

Girls survive

Sub title

a Tulsa Race Massacre survival story

Summary

Twelve-year-old Lena is aware of racism, but she lives a comfortable life in the segregated but relatively wealthy Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma; but on May 31, 1921 racial tensions explode, and men from downtown Tulsa invade Greenwood, set on killing and destroying the district--and as the violence escalates Lena, her parents, and her older sister search desperately for a safe place to hide from the mob

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Lena and the burning of Greenwood

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