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297 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780823455034
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Holiday House
Publication date: 10 January 2023
Description
An interracial friendship between two teenaged girls goes tragically wrong in this powerful historical novel set in the Jim Crow South.For Lamb follows a family striving to better their lives in the late 1930s Jackson, Mississippi. Lamb’s mother i...
Community Reviews Summary of 121 reviews
Moods
sad 79%
challenging 51%
tense 50%
dark 45%
reflective 31%
informative 17%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 6%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Character: 36% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Murder, Sexual assaultModerate
Racial slurs, Violence, DeathMinor
Religious bigotry297 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780823455034
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Holiday House
Publication date: 10 January 2023
Description
An interracial friendship between two teenaged girls goes tragically wrong in this powerful historical novel set in the Jim Crow South.For Lamb follows a family striving to better their lives in the late 1930s Jackson, Mississippi. Lamb’s mother i...
Community Reviews Summary of 121 reviews
Moods
sad 79%
challenging 51%
tense 50%
dark 45%
reflective 31%
informative 17%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 6%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Character: 36% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Murder, Sexual assaultModerate
Racial slurs, Violence, DeathMinor
Religious bigotry