| March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine Contributor(s): Beals, Melba Pattillo (Author), Morrison, Frank (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1328882128 ISBN-13: 9781328882127 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2017051269 |
| Lexile Measure: 950 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.7" W x 8.1" (0.75 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Topical - Black History - Topical - Real Life Heroes - Topical - Inspiration |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 192409 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the legendary civil rights activist and author of the million-copy selling Warriors Don't Cry comes an ardent and profound childhood memoir of growing up while facing adversity in the Jim Crow South. Long before she was one of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals was a warrior. Frustrated by the laws that kept African-Americans separate but very much unequal to whites, she had questions. Why couldn't she drink from a "whites only" fountain? Why couldn't she feel safe beyond home--or even within the walls of church? Adults all told her: Hold your tongue. Be patient. Know your place. But Beals had the heart of a fighter--and the knowledge that her true place was a free one. Combined with emotive drawings and photos, this memoir paints a vivid picture of Beals' powerful early journey on the road to becoming a champion for equal rights, an acclaimed journalist, a best-selling author, and the recipient of this country's highest recognition, the Congressional Gold Medal. |
Contributor Bio(s): Beals, Melba Pattillo: - Melba Pattillo Beals is the author of the bestselling WARRIORS DON'T CRY: A SEARING MEMOIR OF THE BATTLE TO INTEGRATE LITTLE ROCK'S CENTRAL HIGH and the recipient of the 1995 American Library Association Nonfiction Book of the Year award and the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. Dr. Beals was given a Congressional Gold Medal for her role, as a fifteen-year-old, in the integration of Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas. |