Lay that Trumpet in Our Hands

Lay that Trumpet in Our Hands is a 2002 fiction novel by Susan Carol McCarthy. It describes the efforts of Reesa McMahon, a 12-year-old white girl, to understand and come to terms with the murder of her black friend Marvin Cully at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan. It details her growing awareness of race relations and racial hatred against the backdrop of the American Civil Rights Movement.

Lay that Trumpet in Our Hands

Author	Susan Carol McCarthy
Language	English
Subject	A child's perspective of race relations during the American Civil Rights Movement
Genre	Historical Fiction
Published	2002, by Bantam Books
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
Pages	281
Awards	Michigan Technological University Freshman Read 2009 Montcalm County, Michigan One Book-One County 2008,Michigan State University Freshman Read 2007, City of East Lansing One Book-One Community 2007, St. Johns County, Florida Reads 2007, Tampa-Hillsborough Reads 2005, Chautauqua South Fiction Award 2003, San Diego Magazine's Book Award for Fiction 2003, Deadly Pleasures' Best U.S. First Novel 2002
ISBN	978-0-553-80169-9

References

• "Lay that Trumpet in Our Hands". Kirkus Reviews. November 15, 2001. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
• "Lay that Trumpet in Our Hands". Publishers Weekly. January 14, 2002. Retrieved October 23, 2014.