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Angel of Greenwood

Angel of Greenwood

By:
Randi Pink
Age Level:
YA
Genre:
Historical Fiction
Published:
2021
Audiobook Available

Black teens Isaiah Wilson and Angel Hill start to fall in love in Greenwood, Oklahoma, just before the the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.

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