Yard War

Yard WarBy: Taylor Kitchings Taylor Kitchings rousing debut puts you right on the fifty yard line of a vital historical moment. Chris Grabenstein, New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncellos Library Perfect for readers of Christopher Paul Curtiss Bud, Not Buddy and Vince Vawters Paperboy, Yard War explores race relations during the Civil Rights Movement from the perspective of a boy who accidentally sets off a yard war when he invites his

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Enlivening the mix are Gordon’s beautiful girlfriend

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and the childhood loss of his brother

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they discover the key to their spy assignment: they have to stop a heist

and the inhabitants’ growing fear of being replaced altogether

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he is loyal to no one but himself

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