The Cedar Tree

About the Book

On a Spring afternoon in 1949’s Laceola, Georgia, Sport Kirk, a twelve-year-old boy, witnessed a drive by shooting motivated by racial hatred. He knows the attackers and finds himself embroiled in a conflict much larger and older than he is. Sport, with the help of his life long friend, Jack, must weather the shocking violence of white supremacy, the conflicting advice from family and friends, and the uncertainty of a skewed legal system as he tried to grow up. His opportunity to become a self-respecting young man rides on his ability to stand in the face of hatred and do the right thing.

About the Author

Ross Glover graduated from West Georgia College and the University of Georgia’s Henry Grady School of Journalism. He has forty years experience as a Navy journalist, sports writer, copywriter, magazine editor and features salesman for the Chicago Tribune newspaper syndicate. He lives with Marie, his wife in Dunwoody, Georgia. His two sons are also writers.