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Dowell, Frances O'Roark

Trouble the Water

278 pp. | Atheneum/Dlouhy | May, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-2463-9 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-2465-3
(4) 4-6 Aspiring reporter Callie, who's African American, supplies leads to the black newspaper in her 1953 Kentucky town. Her inquisitiveness leads her to investigate a mystery surrounding an old yellow dog with Wendell, an equally curious white boy; their partnership enrages some of the town's citizens. This historical novel about social justice also contains a ghost story, with each genre struggling to control the narrative.
Reviewer: Betty Carter

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