{"product_id":"a-few-red-drops-isbn-9780544785137","title":"A Few Red Drops","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis mesmerizing narrative nonfiction draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of an explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoretta Scott King Award winner * Carter G. Woodson Book Award from the National Council for the Social Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the \"white\" beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRacial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Few Red Drops\u003c\/em\u003e is \"readable, compelling history,\" \u003cem\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/em\u003e wrote, adding that the book uses \"meticulously chosen archival photos, documents, newspaper clippings, and quotes from multiple primary sources.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes archival photos and prints, source notes, bibliography, and an index.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Richly illustrated with contemporary photographs, the narrative is also carefully researched, drawing on accounts from the time... A comprehensive, careful account.\" —\u003cem\u003eKirkus   \"\u003c\/em\u003eThis well-documented text outlines the events leading to the race riot in Chicago in the summer of 1919...This solid entry covers a topic not often mentioned in YA literature, and will support researchers looking for balanced coverage for history, civil rights, and economics reports.\" \u003cem\u003e— Booklist\u003c\/em\u003e   \"Photos, editorial cartoons, and advertisements further immerse readers in a vivid chronicle with no shortage of contemporary relevance.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e   \"A worthy and gripping account of early 20th-century African American, immigrant, and labor history framed by the haunting murder of a young black man.\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e   \"This readable, compelling history explores the longstanding and deeply rooted causes of the 1919 Chicago Race Riot, which left thirty-eight people dead and 537 wounded (two-thirds of the casualties were black; one-third, white).\"--\u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e   \"Young readers will find this an excellent example of narrative nonfiction.\"--\u003cem\u003eVOYA   \"\u003c\/em\u003eA sweeping drama.\"--\u003cem\u003eBCCB\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890075988197,"sku":"NP9780544785137","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544785137.jpg?v=1730232497","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-few-red-drops-isbn-9780544785137","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}