Teenagers Isaiah and Angel live in the thriving community of Greenwood, Oklahoma.  Isaiah must make important decisions about his future.  Angel’s father is dying and she does what she can to care for him.  However, as Isaiah and Angel begin to fall for each other, a mob invades their town and destroys everything that the community has worked towards.

I liked how the author structured this story.  The main focus for the majority of the novel is the relationship between Isaiah and Angel.  Because this book is historical fiction and we know what will happen, I found myself caught between wanting to read more to find out about their new relationship and the impending doom of the Tulsa Race Riots.

The Tulsa Race Riots were something that I never learned about in school so I appreciated learning more about it through Isaiah and Angel.  I'm planning to read Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by Brandy Colbert next month to learn more.