To Stella, it sort of evens out, and heck, the Klan hasn't bothered them for years. Stella lives in the segregated South-in Bumblebee, North Carolina, to be exact about it. Draper presents "storytelling at its finest" ( School Library Journal, starred review) in this New York Times bestselling Depression-era novel about a young girl who must learn to be brave in the face of violent prejudice when the Ku Klux Klan reappears in her segregated southern town. About the Book When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town.īook Synopsis Sharon M.
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