March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine
Melba Pattillo Beals"Beals' recollection of white oppression and her rise above it will haunt readers. A must-read for teens." --School Library Journal
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.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 01/02/2018
ISBN: 9781328882127
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.90d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/13/2017
School Library Journal 12/01/2017
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2017
Booklist 01/01/2018 pg. 74
Shelf Awareness 01/30/2018
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2018 pg. 147
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 192409 / March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine
Reading Level: 5.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 7