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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Melba Pattillo Beals , Frank MorrisonPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Imprint: HMH Books for Young Readers Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781328882127ISBN 10: 1328882128 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 02 January 2018 Recommended Age: From 10 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsâ In a visceral and vital memoir, journalist and activist Beals (Warriors Don't Cry), who integrated Central High School as one of the Little Rock Nine, recounts growing up African-American in 1940s Arkansas 'under the umbrella of the rules and traditions of my oppression.' - Publishers Weekly, STARRED review A valuable addition to the stories of life in Jim Crow America. -Kirkus, review â In a visceral and vital memoir, journalist and activist Beals (Warriors Don't Cry), who integrated Central High School as one of the Little Rock Nine, recounts growing up African-American in 1940s Arkansas 'under the umbrella of the rules and traditions of my oppression.' - Publishers Weekly, STARRED review A valuable addition to the stories of life in Jim Crow America. -Kirkus, review Beals' recollection of white oppression and her rise above it will haunt readers. A must-read for teens. --School Library Journal â In a visceral and vital memoir, journalist and activist Beals (Warriors Don't Cry), who integrated Central High School as one of the Little Rock Nine, recounts growing up African-American in 1940s Arkansas 'under the umbrella of the rules and traditions of my oppression.' - Publishers Weekly, STARRED review A valuable addition to the stories of life in Jim Crow America. -Kirkus, review Beals' recollection of white oppression and her rise above it will haunt readers. A must-read for teens. --School Library Journal Young readers will be gripped by Beals' personal courage and determination to march forward for civil rights at such a young age. --Booklist Author InformationMelba Pattillo Beals is the author of the bestselling WARRIORS DON'T CRY, which won ALA's Nonfiction Book of the Year award and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. She received a Congressional Gold Medal for her role in the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, AR. Read more about her at melbapattillobeals.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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