{"product_id":"when-the-schools-shut-down-9780063011168","title":"When the Schools Shut Down","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 2023 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Finalist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn awe-inspiring autobiographical picture book about a young African American girl who lived during the shutdown of public schools in Farmville, Virginia, following the landmark civil rights case \u003cem\u003eBrown vs. Board of Education of Topeka. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people think that the Brown vs. Board of Education decision of 1954 meant that schools were integrated with deliberate speed. But the children of Prince Edward County located in Farmville, Virginia, who were prohibited from attending formal schools for five years knew differently, including Yolanda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold by Yolanda Gladden herself, cowritten by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli and with illustrations by Keisha Morris, \u003cem\u003eWhen the Schools Shut Down \u003c\/em\u003eis a true account of the unconstitutional effort by white lawmakers of this small Virginia town to circumvent racial justice by denying an entire generation of children an education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524252442967,"sku":"9780063011168","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780063011168.jpg?v=1731856059","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/when-the-schools-shut-down-9780063011168","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}