Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature (2016) Someone to make pay.”Īshley Hope Pérez takes the facts of the 1937 New London school explosion-the worst school disaster in American history-as a backdrop for a riveting novel about segregation, love, family, and the forces that destroy people. “More than grief, more than anger, there is a need. “They all decided they’d ride out in their sheets and pay Blue a visit.”īut sometimes the attraction between two people is so powerful it breaks through even the most entrenched color lines. Naomi Vargas and Wash Fuller know about the lines in East Texas as well as anyone. Low-prep “passive” programming related to Out of Darkness.Oral history programming related to Out of Darkness.Academic guide to journaling and point-of-view activity related to Out of Darkness.Annotated list of “readalikes” to display or recommend to readers of Out of Darkness.The Texas Library Association’s Spirit of Texas Round Table has also compiled a number of resources to support using the book in the classroom: Lerner Books wrote a Discussion Guide for the book. The Américas Award is currently creating a guide to accompany the book and we will update our page as soon as it’s available. To read our thoughts on the novel, see our book review.īelow, we’ve included some background information on the book. Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez is the selection for the LAII’s Vamos a Leer book group meeting scheduled for October 10, 2016.
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