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A review by bkmckown
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez
4.0
This book was full of heartbreak after heartbreak. Living in Texas, I have heard about the New London school explosion but this book gave it a face. It also showed how terrible the racism was at the time. Many times we forget how far we’ve come so this is a great reminder so we never get back there again. While it didn’t have a completely happy ending wrapped with a bow, it stayed true to the story.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship