Description
Set in New York City in 1863, this novel follows fifteen-year-old Claire as she navigates a world where identity, loyalty, and survival collide. Caught between the fury of Irish immigrants and the brutal realities of a nation at war, Claire must confront the danger of being both visible and vulnerable in a city primed for violence. As tensions over the Civil War and the federal draft boil over, her coming-of-age story becomes a powerful lens on prejudice, class conflict, and the cost of hatred. Written with Walter Dean Myers’s characteristic immediacy and emotional clarity, the book blends historical urgency with a deeply human focus on courage, conscience, and what it means to endure when the world turns hostile.
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paperback
Egmont USA
Published Jan 1, 2009
176 pages
ISBN: 9781606840009
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Details
First Published
2009
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Riot by Walter Dean Myers.