Revolution by Deborah Wiles
About this episode
The episode discusses the book 'Revolution' by Deborah Wiles, set during Freedom Summer in 1964, featuring insights from middle schoolers and a celebrity reader.
We take a trip to Mississippi in the summer of 1964 - Freedom Summer. The second in writer Deborah Wiles' 1960's trilogy. "Revolution" is discussed by a trio of George Washington Middle Schoolers at the neighborhood bookstore Hooray for Books! in Alexandria, Virginia. Wiles talks about writing fiction from the facts of history. News Anchor Mark Austin Thomas is celebrity reader.
Topics covered
- historical fiction
- civil rights
- youth literature
- 1960s history
- book discussion
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