Zack Author:William Bell Jack, a senior in high school, has one last chance to save his history grade. So, while his parents are both away, he plans a road trip to Mississippi to interview his maternal grandfather, whom he has never met. What Zack finds, after being stopped by police, getting caught in a rainstorm, and damaging the family truck, is worst than he had ex... more »pected. But it could also hold the key to Zak's future. A compelling on-the-road saga, coming of age story, and a portrait of an interracial family, Zack is one book you'll never forget.« less
This is an excellent book that explores conflicts resulting from racism and unresolved family histories/mysteries. Bell does a great job weaving historical events into this work, making it well worth reading.