Long before Melba Pattillo Beals was one of the Little Rock Nine, she questioned the rules of the Jim Crow South. Adults told her: Be patient. Know your place. But Beals had the heart of a fighter.Prologue. Author’s note. Black-and-white photographs and illustrations.
Title alpha March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine
Category Biography Middle Plus
Pages Count 224
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Melba Pattillo Beals (1941– ). Central High School (Little Rock, Arkansas). School integration. African American students. African American journalists. African American history. Civil rights. Little Rock Nine. Social issues. Social activists. Desegregation.
SRC Level 7.400000
SRC Points 13.000000
Lexile 950L
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2018-01-01
JLG Release Date Mar 2018
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Biography Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
Biography Middle Plus
Biography Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
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