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right ''Out of Darkness'' is a 2015 historical young-adult novel by Ashley Hope Pérez. The novel chronicles a love affair between a teenage Mexican American girl and a teenage African-American boy in 1930s New London, Texas, occurring right up to the 1937 New London School explosion.〔"(OUT OF DARKNESS )" ((Archive )). ''Kirkus Reviews''. June 1, 2015. Review posted online May 6, 2015. Retrieved on November 8, 2015.〕 Juan Castillo of ''NBC News'' wrote that ''Out of Darkness'' "stares unflinchingly at racism, classism, segregation and the people who live on the margins of society."〔Castillo, Juan. "(Ashley Hope Pérez's 'Out of Darkness': Young Love Amid Racism, Segregation )" ((Archive )). NBC News. September 1, 2015. Retrieved on November 8, 2015.〕 The book was released on September 1, 2015.〔 ==Plot== The novel begins with the school explosion and then recounts prior events,〔"(OUT OF DARKNESS )" ((Archive )). ''Kirkus Reviews''. June 1, 2015. Review posted online May 6, 2015. Retrieved on November 8, 2015.〕 beginning in September 1936. 15-year old Naomi Vargas,〔Quiroa, Ruth. "Perez, Ashley Hope. Out of Darkness."(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review) ''School Library Journal'', 2015, Vol.61(6), p.128(1). Library Journals, LLC.〕 a high school senior who originates from San Antonio, moves in with her oil field worker stepfather. She becomes friends and falls in love with Wash Fuller, an African-American boy. Naomi deals with overt racism in New London and her history with her father.〔Szwarek, Megan. "(Out of Darkness )."(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review). Booklist, Sept 1, 2015, Vol.112(1), p.108(1).〕 After the explosion occurs, the townspeople blame Wash for the disaster.〔MacGregor, Amanda. "(Book Review: Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez )" ((Archive )). ''School Library Journal''. September 1, 2015. Retrieved on November 8, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Out of Darkness (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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