description: Presents a fictional account of the 1979-1980 Atlanta child murders, told from the perspective of three African American fifth-grade classmates.
language: English
title: Leaving Atlanta
titlecomplete: Leaving Atlanta
genres: Fiction, African American, Coming Of Age, Southern, Crime, Race, Historical, Historical Fiction, Novels, Audiobook
ratings_count: 5475
places: Atlanta, Georgia
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
category: Debut Fiction