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Author:

Ibrahim, Laila,

Title:

Scarlet carnation : a novel Laila Ibrahim.

Publisher:

Lake Union Publishing

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

296 pages, 12 unnumbered pages : illustration 21 cm

Subject:

Historical fiction.
Young women -- Fiction.
Autonomy -- Fiction.
Race discrimination -- United States -- Fiction.

Notes:

Includes discussion questions./ Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-305).

Summary:

"May, a young white woman, is on the brink of achieving the independent life she's dreamed of since childhood. Naomi, a nurse, mother, and leader of the NAACP, has fulfilled her own dearest desire: buying a home for her family. But they both are about to learn that dreams can be destroyed in an instant. May's future is upended, and she is forced to rely once again on her mother. Meanwhile, the white-majority neighborhood into which Naomi has moved is organizing against her while her sons are away fighting for their country"--

ISBN:

1542020751
9781542020756 ((pbk.)); 1542020751 ((pbk.))

Locations:

HLPC845 -- Alton Public Library (Alton)

WUPB305 -- Arnolds Park Public Library (Arnolds Park)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

KEPC896 -- Keosauqua Public Library (Keosauqua)

SEPC074 -- Hawkins Memorial Library (La Porte City)

EZPE755 -- Le Mars Public Library (Le Mars)

S3PA501 -- Lynnville Public Library (Lynnville)

KOPC446 -- H.J. Nugen Public Library (New London)

JKPC771 -- Polk City Community Library (Polk City)