Crossing the Line: An American Civil Rights Novel

Crossing the Line is a novel that revisits Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1950s. Author Rob Hinton tells the story of Jasper Burroughs, a young black man who witnesses the Rosa Park incident, and along with his student friends, works to fight the injustice of segregation. The reader meets a young minister named Martin Luther King and learns of the critical role that King played in the early days of the civil rights movement. The story's message and the lessons learned by Jasper during this turbulent time are just as relevant today as they were back then. Educational and entertaining, this historical novel is recommended reading for young adults and up.