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"Slave Day" follows the fallout of a high‑school auction and fundraiser that takes place at a southern school. When the event brings the campus and its surrounding community into focus, the students, teachers and other participants are forced to reevaluate their attitudes towards race, education and personal responsibility. The novel encourages reflection on the ways schools and communities address difficult subjects and the consequences of confronting uncomfortable histories.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Rob Thomas
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