Everything you need to understand or teach Wade in the Water by Nyani Nkrumah.
In the historical fiction novel Wade in the Water by Nyani Nkrumah, members of 12-year-old Ella’s community of Ricksville still feel the brunt of racism, even though it is now 1982. When a White woman moves into the all-Black part of Ricksville, Ella has her own experience with how terrible racism can be. Themes in the novel include Ella’s coming of age, race relations, and the impact of abuse.
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