
At a glance
- Published
- 2022
- Publisher
- Nancy Paulsen Books
- Subgenre
- Historical
- Words
- 19,079
- Section
- Middle Grade
When Winter Robeson Came
In the summer of 1965, twelve-year-old Eden's cousin Winter arrives in Los Angeles from Mississippi, determined to find his father, who vanished ten years earlier. Their search through Watts unfolds as the neighborhood heads toward the Watts uprising.
Themes
Mood
Feels emotional, tense, reflective.
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