Random House Teacher's Guides are designed to help educators by
providing questions that explore themes, test reading skills and
evaluate reading comprehension. These guides have been developed
by teachers like you and by other experts in the fields of education
and writing.
Reading ability, subject matter and interest level have been considered
in each teacher's guide.
Author Grooms vividly brings to
life the turbulent period in American history when racially
motivated violence rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama,
told through the fictional narration of Walter Burke, a
troubled young soldier caught in the crossfire of Vietnam.
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