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Bright Lights, Dark Nights
by Stephen Emond
Ages: 12+
Published: 2015
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-62672-206-4
Keywords: Friendship, Race Relations, City Life
Inner city racial tensions and conflict between police and residents form the backdrop for this Romeo-Juliet story of Walter's and Naomi's relationship. Black-and-white illustrations.