One Mississippi, by Mark Childress
Kisses linger and bullets fly as sixteen-year-old Danny Musgrove comes of age in the early 1970s in literary novel ONE MISSISSIPPI. Having moved to the South just before his junior year, Danny navigates his way through racially charged school activities, bully-infested classrooms, and forbidden first love with the aid of his new friend Tim, who harbors a hidden agenda. But while Tim offers Danny welcome escapes from a tumultuous home life, Danny worries that something deep and dark festers within his friend. And when it shoots to the surface, Danny discovers that he himself lies at the core.
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