My white friends who have read this book say it is about racism in Kansas in the 1950s. My black friends say it is the coming-of-age story of two young girls - one black, one white. Silent Heroes is both of these things and more, as two best-friends discover a truth that neither of them really wants to know.

My white friends who have read this book say it is about racism in Kansas in the 1950s. My black friends say it is the coming-of-age story of two young girls - one black, one white. Silent Heroes is both of these things and more, as two best-friends discover a truth that neither of them really wants to know.