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Out of Darkness
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9781467742023
Pages
402 pages
Genre
historical
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Loosely based on a school explosion that took place in New London, Texas in 1937, this is the story of two teenagers: Naomi, who is Mexican, and Wash, who is black, and their dealings with race, segregation, love, and the forces that destroy people.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL660L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Single parent; Step parent; Family violence; Biracial; Interracial; Race discrimination; single father; step father; abusive step father; sexual abuse; biracial children; interracial relationship; racism; prejudices; segregation
Main Character
multiple
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American) / Latinx (Mexican American) / White
Family Formation
single father; step father
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2016
Best of the Best Books, 2015
Choices, 2016
Distinguished Books, 2015
School Library Journal Best Books, 2015
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2016
Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award, 2018, Nominee
Garden State Teen Book Award, 2018, Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award, 2017, Nominee
Tayshas High School Reading List, 2016, Nominee
Virginia Readers' Choice Award, 2017-2018, Nominee
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2016, Finalist, Young Adult Literature
Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, 2016, Winner
Cybils Awards, 2015, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Discovery Prize, 2015, Winner, Middle Grade
Kirkus Book Award, 2015, Nominee, Young Reader
Michael L. Printz Award, 2016, Honor, Young Adult Literature
Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award, 2016, Winner, Older Readers
Keywords
explosions; schools; romance; born-again Christian; sins; twins; forbidden love
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Perez, Ashley Hope, "Out of Darkness" (2015). Diverse Families. 745.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/745