From the civil rights icon herself, along with the author of the multiple-award-winning, mega-bestselling biography Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, comes an unforgettable picture book illustrated by a New York Times-bestselling artist.
Montgomery, Alabama 1955. Fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin is tired. Tired of white people thinking they’re better than her. Tired of going to separate schools and separate bathrooms. Most of all, she’s tired of having to give up her seat on the bus whenever a white person tells her to. She wants freedom NOW! But what can one teenage girl do?
So, on a bus ride home from school one day, young Claudette takes a stand for justice and refuses to get up from her seat for a white passenger. What follows will not only transform Claudette’s life but the course of history itself.
Told in the words of civil rights hero Claudette Colvin, this heartfelt story illustrates how one simple act of courage can create real and lasting change.
Note from Phillip Hoose. Full-color illustrations.
Topics Claudette Colvin (1939- ). African American civil rights workers. African American teenage girls. Montgomery, Alabama. Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956). Racism. Schools. Segregation. Social activists. Twentieth-century US history. Race relations.
Trim Size 11" x 9"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2024-11-11
JLG Release Date Mar 2025
Minimum grade 1
Maximum grade 4
Reading level Elementary
Format Print
Biography Elementary Plus (Grades 1-4)
Biography Elementary Plus
Biography Elementary Plus (Grades 1-4)
For Grades 1-4
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