Out of Darkness: October 1936–November 1936

In this novel, a romance between a Mexican-American girl and an African-American boy in a segregated Texas town is set against the backdrop of a real historical event: the New London School explosion, which killed around 300 people in 1937.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Prologue–September 1936, October 1936–November 1936, December 1936–January 1937, February 1937–March 1937, After–Epilogue

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Out of Darkness: October 1936–November 1936