
At a glance
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholastic
- Subgenre
- Historical
- Section
- Middle Grade
Witness
When the Ku Klux Klan arrives in a small Vermont town in 1924, townspeople, including twelve-year-old Leanora, who is Black, and six-year-old Esther, who is Jewish, tell what happens as hate spreads.
- Christopher Award 2002
- ALSC Notable Children's Book 2002
Themes
Mood
Feels tense, challenging, reflective.
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