Freedomtown was built during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era. It's a classic and a great read for young and old alike.

Get it now.This book's three-step planning process will help you create dynamic lessons that focus on the five most important think aloud strategies.A hidden treasure.

Tar and Feathering (very light mention), the Klan rides, etc.

*“White Lilacs” by Carolyn Meyer is about a black community, Freedomtown, in the middle of Dillon, TX in 1921. The style is very realsitic and downbeat. Just a little slow for me. I enjoyed reading thisWhite Lilacs is a fictional story based on real historical events set in Denton, Tx. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Rose Lee and the other residents of Freedomtown cannot bear the thought of losing their homes.

Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It tells the story of Rose Lee Jefferson, along with her friends and family living in the all black community of Freedomtown, Texas. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Carolyn Meyer is the acclaimed author of more than fifty books for young people.Her many award-winning novels include Mary, Bloody Mary, an ABA Pick of the Lists, an NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, a New York Times bestseller; White Lilacs, an ALA Best Book for Young … It wasn't a page-turner, but I gave it 5 stars because it led to so many great conversations. She said sheAfter finishing Patrick Phillips' Blood at the Root, which I highly recommend, this book seemed a little tame. Shockingly, the entire neighborhood is forced to move their houses and resettle in a less desirable part of town. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. I really enjoyed this book. Published Not that I'm complaining since I was reading it with my 9-year-old daughter. She over hears a conversation to get of the black community and replace it with a park.

White Lilacs by Carolyn Meyer is a historical fiction novel written about segregation in the south during the early 1920s.

Some of the dialogue and relationships don't ring entirely true.

Rachel blinked and looked again. Conflicts like not doing a simple job correctly and being fired, people being tarred and feathered, burning of schools, and money struggle.

Racial prejudice in Texas in the 1920's hardly a hopeful story. Very clear narrative about race, Jim Crow, history of segregation in the South. It tells the story of Rose Lee Jefferson, along with her friends and family living in the all black community of Freedomtown, Texas. And ten of her books have been chosen as Best Books for Young Adults by tCarolyn Meyer is as versatile a writer as you will find. One of the characters said the difference between the 1920's and slavery is that the blacks got pI really enjoyed this book. Rose Lee's best friend is her Grandfather that understands the way that people think of blacks. Great story with historical basis, had my daughter researching and learning much more than I anticipated.

Racial prejudice in Texas in the 1920's hardly a hopeful story. It tells of the sad displacement of an entire black town because white voters needed the land for a city park. I only did so because it is on a reading list. I thought that White Lilacs was okay. Among the summaries and analysis available for White Lilacs , there are 1 Short Summary and 5 Book … I was curious to learn more but then our meeting started up again and I forgot all about it.Last summer I attended a workshop in Denton, TX.