Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award winner In this “taut, eloquent first novel” (Booklist, starred review), a young Black boy wrestles with conflicting

The "Rock" is the hidden jewel of America's hearland. Travel the rock from Horicon Marsh to the Mississippi. Revenue to the American Cancer Society.

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All the Gears' previous titles in the First North American series have been national bestsellers. Now, People of the River is finally available in mass-market.