Awards and HonorsCapitol Choices 2016 The New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2015, Middle Grade Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books of 2015, Middle-Grade 2016 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Winner
Judy Lopez Memorial Award, 2016 Honor
2015 Parents’ Choice Book Awards: Fiction, Silver
ALA Notable Books for Children 2016, Middle Readers
Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2015, Fiction for Older Readers
100 Notable Titles for Reading and Sharing 2015, Children’s Books
2016 Winner, Notable Books for a Global Society
2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 6–8
CCBC Choices 2016, Fiction for Children
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Middle Grade Fiction
Best Multicultural Books of 2015
ILA Teachers’ Choices, 2016 Reading List
Children’s Literature Assembly, 2016 Notable Children’s Books in the English Language Arts
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of 2016, Historical Fiction
William Allen White Children’s Book Awards 2017–2018 Master List, Grades 6–8
1932: their father confirms what Stella and her brother have seen in the dark night: “Red fire. Black cross. White hoods.” The Klan has come to Bumblebee, North Carolina.
Topics Ku Klux Klan (1915- ). Prejudices. Segregation. Civil rights. African Americans. Twentieth-century history of North Carolina. Family life.
SRC Level 4.500000
SRC Points 12.000000
Lexile 740L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2015-01-05
JLG Release Date Mar 2015
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 7
Reading level Elementary, Middle
Format Print
Middle Grade Fiction Plus (Grades 5-7)
Middle Grade Fiction Plus
Middle Grade Fiction Plus (Grades 5-7)
For Grades 5-7
This collection features fiction titles selected for upper elementary and early middle school readers who are ready for engaging, well-crafted stories that reflect their everyday lives and interests. Selections span contemporary and realistic fiction, as well as approachable genre titles, offering accessible narratives with emotional depth, humor, and heart—designed to encourage independent reading and sustained engagement.