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The rock and the river, her debut novel, won the coretta scott kingjohn steptoe award and an naacp image award nomination. She holds an mfa in writing for children from the vermont college of fine arts and her first novel, the rock and the river, won the coretta scott kingjohn steptoe award for new talent. Kekla magoon grew up in indiana but wanted to see the rest of the world. It takes a terrible tragedy for sam to choose between the rock and the river. After 16 year old tariq johnson was shot, friends, family members, and members of the community share their pointsofview on how it went down. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the rock and the river. Sep 30, 20 book trailer for the rock and the river by kekla magoon.
Kekla magoon is the author of nine novels, including the rock and the river, how it went down, x. Kekla magoon is an american author, best known for her naacp image awardnominated young adult novel the rock and the river, how it went down, the season of styx malone, and x. Kekla magoon is the author of several books for young adults, including 37 things i love and the rock and the river, winner of the coretta scott kingjohn steptoe award. This captivating novel is a wonderful window into the civil rights movement through the eyes of sam, a year old boy. The rock and the river novel unit by msteacherlvspenguins. The rock and the river by kekla magoon is an engaging novel that has won the coretta scott king award.
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The rock and the river, kekla magoon posted on january 10, 2016 january 10, 2016 by dana kekla magoons novel the rock and the river is the story of sam, son of a civil rights leader named roland childs, who is a friend of martin luther king, jr. Although his father seeks racial tolerance through peaceful demonstrations, sam wa. Kekla magoon did a great job with weaving these different viewpoints together, and each character had a distinct voice. Please note all images and music were used within fairuse and or creative commons guidelines. See all books authored by kekla magoon, including how it went down, and x, and more on.
Everything you need to understand or teach x by ilyasah shabazz and kekla magoon. She is a new york citybased writer, editor, speaker, and educator. Please note all images and music were used within fairuse andor creative commons guidelines. Kekla also writes nonfiction, teaches writing to teens and adults, and conducts school visits nationwide. A novel summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching x. The rock and the river series by kekla magoon goodreads. In the rock and the river, fourteenyearold sam childs has to decide if he wants to be the rock or the river. Vividly, poignantly, and without compromise, kekla magoon takes us to the.
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