Through intricately interwoven alternating perspectives, Jennifer Latham’s lightning-paced page-turner brings the Tulsa race riot of 1921 to blazing life and raises important questions about the complex state of US race relations - both yesterday and today. In a country rife with violence against blacks and a hometown segregated by Jim Crow, Will must make hard choices on a painful journey towards self discovery and face his inner demons in order to do what’s right the night Tulsa burns. Nearly one hundred years earlier, a misguided violent encounter propels seventeen-year-old Will Tillman into a racial firestorm. When seventeen-year-old Rowan Chase finds a skeleton on her family’s property, she has no idea that investigating the brutal century-old murder will lead to a summer of. Dreamland Burning study guide contains a biography of Jennifer Latham, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a. When seventeen-year-old Rowan Chase finds a skeleton on her family’s property, she has no idea that investigating the brutal century-old murder will lead to a summer of painful discoveries about the present and the past. A compelling dual-narrated tale from Jennifer Latham that questions how far we’ve come with race relations. A compelling dual-narrated tale from Jennifer Latham that questions how far weve come with race relations. The Dreamland Burning Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Historical Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult LiteratureĪ compelling dual-narrated tale from Jennifer Latham that questions how far we’ve come with race relations. Jennifer Latham, Pyeng Threadgill, Luke Slattery
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