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The Swinging Light

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1990•62 pages•Published•ENG•User Reviews

Mississippi Bridge

byMildred D. Taylor
4.0/ 5
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About This Book

During a heavy rainstorm in 1930s rural Mississippi, a ten-year-old white boy sees a bus driver order all the black passengers off a crowded bus to make room for late-arriving white passengers and then set off across the raging Rosa Lee River.

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The Swinging Light

Book Details

First Published

1990

Pages

62 pages

Rating

4.0 / 5

Ratings

1

Editions

11

Publisher

Puffin Books

Language

ENG

Status

Published

The People Behind The Book

Authors

Mildred D. Taylor

Author

Mildred D. Taylor

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