Lalita Tademy
1) Red River
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
"The intertwining stories of two Louisiana families--three generations of African-American men--and their struggles to make a place for themselves in a country deeply divided in the aftermath of the Civil War and beyond"--Provided by publisher.
2) Cane River
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 20
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Description
Follows four generations of African American women, from slavery to the early twentieth century, as they struggle for economic security and the future of their families along the Cane River in rural Louisiana.