- This event has passed.
Teen/Tween Book Club
February 16, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
February’s book is Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink in honor of Black History Month. A historical YA novel that takes place during the Greenwood Massacre of 1921, in an area of Tulsa, OK, known as the Black Wall Street.
You can find this book in our catalog in various formats in our collection – please feel welcome to choose your favorite. Join us in person at the Headquarters Courtyard Wednesday, January 19, 4 p.m. to discuss! Create an account and join us on our Goodreads group for book club discussions.
On Goodreads, we post weekly discussions and polls for members to discuss. Our book club works best for tweens and teens aged 11 to 17.
Angel of Greenwood
by
Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Wilson is the town troublemaker, but a passionate follower of WEB. Du Bois, he believes that black people should rise up to claim their place as equals. Sixteen-year-old Angel Hill is a loner and a loyal follower of Booker T. Washington, she believes, through education and tolerance, that black people should rise slowly and without forced conflict.
On May 31, 1921 when a vicious white mob storms the community of Greenwood, leaving the town destroyed and thousands of residents displaced. Only then, Isaiah, Angel, and their peers realize who their real enemies are.
Descriptions adapted from the publisher.