by Sharon M. Draper

When the Ku Klux Klans unwelcome reappearance rattles Stellas segregated southern town, bravery battles prejudice in thisNew York Timesbestselling Depression-era novel that soars (The New York Times Book Review) thatSchool Library Journalcalled storytelling at its finest in a starred review.

Stella lives in the segregated Southin Bumblebee, North Carolina, to be exact about it. Some stores she can go into. Some stores she cant. Some folks are right pleasant. Others are a lot less so. To Stella, it sort of evens out, and heck, the Klan hasnt bothered them for years. But one late night, later than she should ever be up, much less wandering around outside, Stella and her little brother see something theyre never supposed to see, something that is the first flicker of change to come, unwelcome change by any stretch of the imagination. As Stellas communityher worldis upended, she decides to fight fire with fire. And she learns that ashes dont necessarily signify an end.