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Set against the backdrop of the 1863 Draft Riots in New York City, *Riot* follows fifteen‑year‑old Claire, whose Irish mother and Black father give her a unique perspective on the era’s racial tensions. As the Civil War and federal draft inflame Irish immigrant anger, mobs seek to intimidate and attack Black New Yorkers and those seen as privileged. Claire’s journey illustrates the personal dangers and harsh realities faced by those caught between conflicting identities during a tumultuous period in American history.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Walter Dean Myers
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