num_pages: 242
description: Young Rose Lee Jefferson is shocked to learn that the white residents of Dillon, Texas, want to raze the city’s black enclave, Freedomtown, and build a park in its place. Rose Lee and the other residents of Freedomtown cannot bear the thought of losing their homes. But fighting the city’s plans could be costly—or even life threatening. Will the families of Freedomtown be able to save their thriving community?     
  Includes a reader's guide.
  

language: English
title: White Lilacs
titlecomplete: White Lilacs
genres: Fiction, Historical, Teen, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Race, African American
ratings_count: 672
places: Dillon, Texas, Texas, Freedomtown, Texas
publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers