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Little Rock Nine
Contributor(s): Poe, Marshall (Author), Lindner, Ellen (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 1416950664     ISBN-13: 9781416950660
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
OUR PRICE: $6.79  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: July 2008
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Annotation: There are moments in every country's history when decisions are made and actions are taken that will change the course of that country's future. Turning Points historical graphic novels bring these moments in American history to life.

Sixteen-year-old William McNally and fifteen-year-old Thomas Johnson both live in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the summer of 1957. They both love baseball and teasing their little sisters. There's just one big difference -- William is white, and Thomas, the son of William's family's maid, is black. After the Supreme Court rules in favor of desegregating public schools, Little Rock Central High School prepares to enroll its first nine African-American students, and William and Thomas are caught in the center of a storm.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2007937918
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Series: TurningPoints
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" L (0.35 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Locality - Little Rock, Arkansas
- Geographic Orientation - Arkansas
- Cultural Region - South
- Topical - Black History
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Review Citations: School Library Journal 01/01/2009 pg. 134
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 124870
Reading Level: 3.1   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Two teen friends, one black and one white, weather the fallout of school integration together in their hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Sixteen-year-old William McNally and fifteen-year-old Thomas Johnson both live in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the summer of 1957. They both love baseball and teasing their little sisters. There's just one big difference--William is white, and Thomas, the son of William's family's maid, is black.

After the Supreme Court rules in favor of desegregating public schools, Little Rock Central High School prepares to enroll its first nine African American students, and William and Thomas are caught in the center of a storm.

 
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