In 1975 Tempestt Saville and her family are chosen by lottery to "move up" to Lakeland: One square mile of rich, black soil carved out of a Chicago ghetto, cradling sparkling apartment towers and emerald lawns, where the elite of black professionals live in privilege, secure behind a ten-foot-tall ivy-covered wrought iron fence. But what is shut out by those gates is another matter entirely: 35th street, where the lure of loud music and row upon row of battered brownstones and dilapidated stores provide eleven-year-old Temmy with a more intriguing landscape. Before a month has passed at Lakeland, Temmy will witness a death, cause an arrest, and start a chain of events that will send 35th street up in flames.The binding is fine; the bottom edge of the pages has a pen scribble on it. 304 pages, no marks or tears other than those noted. There is a partial price label on the back of the dj. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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