Three fifth-grade classmates navigate fear, friendship, and loss during the 1979-1980 Atlanta child murders.
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Three fifth-grade classmates navigate fear, friendship, and loss during the 1979-1980 Atlanta child murders.
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Award-winning novelist Tayari Jones delivers a story based on the 1979-1980 Atlanta child murders. Told from the perspective of three fifth-grade classmates, Leaving Atlanta is a vividly disturbing, but hopeful novel. The convincing characters, voiced by a full cast of narrators, make this a haunting and effective work. About the Author Tayari Jones is the author of Leaving Atlanta, The Untelling, Silver Sparrow, and An American Marriage. She holds degrees from Spelman College, Arizona State Uni...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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Central focus on child abductions and murders; disturbing atmosphere without graphic forensic detail
Profanity
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Occasional mild language used by child characters
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Explores racial tension and community impact of the Atlanta child murders
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Pervasive fear and trauma from child murders; systemic community suffering depicted
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