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LaFaye, A.

The Strength of Saints

183 pp. | Simon | June, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-689-83200-1 $$16.95
(4) 4-6 When Northerners come to 1936 Harper, Louisiana, to build a cannery, racial tension between the black and white workers escalates. In this third novel about fourteen-year-old Nissa, the protagonist breaks up a racially motivated fight and becomes (to some) a town hero. The tone of this first-person narrative is sometimes sanctimonious and the language too adult sounding, but the story and characterizations are engaging.
Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

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