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Book SynopsisFrom 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.
Trade Review? "In a visceral and vital memoir, journalist and activist Beals (Warriors Don’t Cry), who integrated Central High School as one of the Little Rock Nine, recounts growing up African-American in 1940s Arkansas 'under the umbrella of the rules and traditions of my oppression.'"- Publishers Weekly, STARRED review "A valuable addition to the stories of life in Jim Crow America."-Kirkus, review "Beals' recollection of white oppression and her rise above it will haunt readers. A must-read for teens."--School Library Journal "Young readers will be gripped by Beals' personal courage and determination to march forward for civil rights at such a young age."--Booklist —
