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Nothing More Dangerous
by Allen Eskens
In the small town of Jessup, Missouri, fifteen-year-old Boady Sanden finds himself an outsider at his new Catholic high school. His world changes in the late spring of 1976 when a local woman, Lida Poe, mysteriously disappears, and racial tensions begin to simmer beneath the surface of the community. After Boady intervenes to stop a cruel prank against the school's only Black student, he finds himself targeted by a group of powerful seniors and caught in the middle of a dangerous local conflict.
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- File size
- 0.6 MB
- Published
- 11/12/2019
- ISBN
- 9780316509749
- Formats
- EPUB
In the small town of Jessup, Missouri, fifteen-year-old Boady Sanden finds himself an outsider at his new Catholic high school. His world changes in the late spring of 1976 when a local woman, Lida Poe, mysteriously disappears, and racial tensions begin to simmer beneath the surface of the community. After Boady intervenes to stop a cruel prank against the school's only Black student, he finds himself targeted by a group of powerful seniors and caught in the middle of a dangerous local conflict.
What you'll take away
- Experience a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of 1970s rural Missouri.
- Explore the social dynamics and prejudices of a small-town Catholic high school.
- Follow a suspenseful mystery surrounding the disappearance of Lida Poe.
- Witness the courage of a young protagonist standing up against bullying and racism.
- Delve into the complexities of community secrets and local power structures.
