Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.26 (705 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1416948821 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Caution: Abridged Version Andrew It is quite disappointing to me that Amazon says it NOWHERE on the product page, nor does it say so on the cover of the book, but this is an abridged version. The only mention of its abridgement occurs on the title page. Nearly a hundred pages have been cut out of this version. I purchased this book for a class and missed a lot of the references that were given in discussion.It's a good read, but go for the full version.. Buyer Beware - This one is Abridged Susan E. Burns Agree with prior reviewer with disappointment that Amazon did not specify anywhere that this copy is abridged. The only way to tell is to notice the number of pages. I ordered this under time pressure for a school project only to find out on day one of the class discussion that I was missing all sorts of bits that are only in the full version. I am a very loyal Amazon consumer, and will continue to be so, but am surprised that they can't find a way to easily flag an abridged book.. "This is a book that I think all teenagers should read." according to Wellsling. It is an honest story of a struggle that most kids don't need to understand today, because most kids are accepted regardless of race nowadays However, this struggle is a real and cruel part of our history. This is a great story for teenagers or adults. Personally, I found the religious statements an obstacle as I tried to read the book. I was trying to understand that religion was a huge part of the main character's motivation, but I felt disconnected from the book after these references started to appear on almost every page.
But through it all, she acted with dignity and courage, and refused to back down. Board of Education, Melba was one of nine teenagers chosen to integrate Little Rock's Central High School. That was also the year she became a warrior on the front lines of a civil rights firestorm. An innocent teenager. Following the landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. This is her remarkable story.. Throughout her harrowing ordeal, Melba was taunted by her schoolmates and their parents, threatened by a lynch mob's rope, attacked with lighted sticks of dynamite,
Melba Pattillo Beals is a journalist and member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who were the first to integrate Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas.
From Publishers Weekly The author forcefully recalls how, at age 15, she and several other black teenagers were chosen to integrate Little Rock's Central High following the passage of Brown v. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. . Board of Education