Ron's Big Mission

Nine-year-old Ron loves going to the Lake City Public Library to look through all the books on airplanes and flight. Today, Ron is ready to take out books by himself. But in the segregated world of South Carolina in the 1950s, Ron's obtaining his own library card is not just a small rite of passage?it is a young man's fi rst courageous mission. Here is an inspiring story, based on Ron McNair's life, of how a little boy, future scientist, and Challenger astronaut desegregated his library through peaceful resistance.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Published: 02/01/2009
ISBN: 9780525478492
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.70w x 0.60d
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award - Nominee
Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: School Library Journal 02/01/2009 pg. 72
Booklist 02/01/2009 pg. 58
Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/2009
Multicultural Review 10/01/2009 pg. 73
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 127001 / Ron's Big Mission
Reading Level: 2.9 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5