A 13-year-old white girl in 1960s Georgia witnesses racial brutality and confronts the prejudice and violence in her community.
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A 13-year-old white girl in 1960s Georgia witnesses racial brutality and confronts the prejudice and violence in her community.
Georgia, 1961. The heat is sweltering. The crops are ripening. And everything is about to burn. Thirteen-year-old Maggie Pugh has lived in Kinship, Georgia, all her life. In all that time, almost nothing has changed. If you are poor, you live on the west side of town. If you are rich, you live on the hill. If you are white, you sit at the counter at Byer's drugs... ...If you are black, you eat outside. That's just the way things are. Maggie's never given it much thought. Then it happens. Somethi...
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Adult situations including sexual abuse and assault themes involving the protagonist.
Graphic depictions of brutal beatings, racial violence, and physical abuse.
Adult language and strong profanity throughout.
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Mentions of religious denominations like Baptists and Catholics in the community.
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Central exploration of racism, Jim Crow laws, and civil rights struggles.
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Child abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, and systemic racial cruelty depicted.
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