A review by gmamartha
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez

3.0

Since this won the Printz honor award, it is classified as teen literature, and its main character is indeed a teen. But with the raw topics of violent sudden death of children, detailed romance, and in the end rape and murder, I cannot personally recommend it for teens. This story uses wonderful writing to bring back the historical setting of East Texas oil fields of 1937, bringing to light the cultural divide and segregation of New London, Tx.