I was blown away by this Amazon review, it really impacted my day and taught me the simple lesson that sometimes we are a part of history without ever knowing.

"I don't know if I could have found a more fitting novel to read the past three days while I sat on a bus headed to Jena, Louisiana for the Jena 6 rally. I had no idea that this book was about racism in Louisiana and one family having to face the fear of taking on a town by defending their own, but as soon as my pupils met the words, I was off! This book gave me even more motivation to chant--not just for the Jena 6, but reflecting on the issues that were covered in this book that were so true to form (regardless of the book being fiction) that I could not avoid the emotions as I read."

Not going to use the art imitating reality line, frankly I believe that artists sometimes are a little more in tune with things before the rest of society and it just flows out in the pictures, paintings, songs and writing.

Also check out the video trailer I made for the book on YouTube:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWJDyhC36UM