The tragedy destroyed the white students' school in the growing oil boom town of New London, killing over 295 students and teachers.
OUT OF DARKNESS begins with the New London school explosion in 1937-the worst school disaster in American history, and the third deadliest disaster in Texas. OUT OF DARKNESS gives full-fledged voice to characters who have traditionally been forced to the margins of society and makes their stories the central focus of a real historical tragedy. I had two quotes running in my head, on and off, constantly, while reading Ashley Hope Pérez's OUT OF DARKNESS: "History is written by the winners," and "hope is the thing with feathers." This painful, poetic novel hits you hard with unflinchingly realized descriptions of the stark racial and class divisions still crippling our society-and then it gives you such wonderful moments of hope and connection that it makes all the tears worthwhile.
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