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Please note all images and music were used within fairuse andor creative commons guidelines. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide magoon, kekla, the rock and the river. The rock and the river is realistic fiction set in the height of the civil rights movement. Magoon the rock and the river offers a sensitive and articulate portrayal of a pair of middleschool outsiders. Kekla magoon grew up in indiana but wanted to see the rest of the world. She has won numerous awards for her work, including two coretta scott king honors, an naacp image. The rock and the river orange county public library.
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Kekla magoon is the author of several books for young adults, including 37 things i love, the coretta scott king honorjohn steptoe awardwinning the rock and the river, and the coretta scott king honor book how it went down. Book trailer for the rock and the river by kekla magoon. She is a new york citybased editor, speaker, and educator. The rock and the river book by kekla magoon official publisher. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the rock and the river.
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