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Set in the summer of 1926, Summer Battles follows eleven‑year‑old Kath as she visits her grandfather Grando, the solitary minister of the small town of Peaceable, Indiana. Grando’s progressive stance—recently hiring a colored woman for his church—draws the ire of the nearby Ku Klux Klan. The novel explores how the Klan’s hostility threatens the family’s safety and reputation, confronting the characters with the painful realities of racism, prejudice, and the struggle for dignity in a deeply divided community.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Ann R. Blakeslee
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