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Child of the Civil Rights Movement
By Shelton, Paula Young
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37584-314-3
- Publisher
- Schwartz & Wade
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2009
K-Gr 3 When the author was a child, her father, Andrew Young, was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. Her first picture book beautifully captures her childhood during those events that radically changed America. One episode recalls Shelton's unique contribution to the integration of restaurants. When white owners refused to seat her family, Shelton sat down and cried loudly, an action she calls "my very first protest, my own little sit-in." With this incident, she helps modern childr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Shelton's poetic prose captures elements of the civil rights movement through her childhood memories--thinking that "Jim Crow was a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on February 1, 2010
Simply told but full of unique, personal insights that only the author could have. Her “first protest” as a hungry young girl crying in a restaurant that refused to serve her family is especially powerful. Interesting to...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
