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If you were a kid during the civil rights movement

Call Number

  • J 323.1196 HOOK (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2017.

Physical Description

32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 20 x 22 cm.

Summary

Joyce Jenkins has recently moved to a new town with her family, and she will soon be attending a segregated school for the first time. Meanwhile, Connie Underwood is trying to figure out what her twin brothers are planning in secret. Follow along with the two girls as they find themselves in the middle of a civil rights demonstration, and find out how the fight for equality changed the country forever. - Amazon.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • A different way of life
  • Meet Connie!
  • Meet Joyce!
  • Map
  • Timeline
  • Words to know.

Added Authors

Kelly Kennedy