This promise of change: one girl's story in the fight for school equality
(Book)
Author:
Contributors:
Levy, Debbie, author.
Published:
New York, NY : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2019.
Format:
Book
ISBN:
9781681198521, 1681198525
Physical Desc:
310 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Rating:
Age 10-12.
Status:
Pitkin Children's Room
J379.2 B698
Description
When fourteen-year-old Jo Ann Allen and eleven other African American students walk into Clinton High School on an August morning in 1956, they know they are walking into history: they've been told they are the very first students to integrate a public high school in the American South. What they don't know is how treacherous their journey will be. Their eastern Tennessee town is a courteous, yes-ma'am, no-sir kind of place, where blacks and whites seem to get along. But something darker lurks beneath the civility in Clinton, and when outside agitators interfere, local whites' muffled objections turn to unrestrained bigotry and violence. Soon, even the Clinton 12 themseves wonder whether they should just return to their old school. As the desegregation crisis makes headlines across the country, Jo Ann - clear-eyed, practical, tolerant, and popular - finds herself in the spotlight as a spokesperson for the group. But that's not the only life she wants: she also wants to focus on music, friendships, and, of course, her education. This is the heartbreaking and relatable story of an extraordinary trailblazer fighting for civil rights - and for the right to be an ordinary teenager. --
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American students -- Tennessee -- Clinton -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American teenage girls -- Tennessee -- Clinton -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Boyce, Jo Ann Allen -- Juvenile literature.
Clinton (Tenn.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
School integration -- Tennessee -- Clinton -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation -- Tennessee -- Clinton -- Juvenile literature.
African American teenage girls -- Tennessee -- Clinton -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Boyce, Jo Ann Allen -- Juvenile literature.
Clinton (Tenn.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
School integration -- Tennessee -- Clinton -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation -- Tennessee -- Clinton -- Juvenile literature.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Local Subjects
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Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 6.3, 4 Points
Level 6.3, 4 Points
Lexile measure:
1000
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
When fourteen-year-old Jo Ann Allen and eleven other African American students walk into Clinton High School on an August morning in 1956, they know they are walking into history: they've been told they are the very first students to integrate a public high school in the American South. What they don't know is how treacherous their journey will be. Their eastern Tennessee town is a courteous, yes-ma'am, no-sir kind of place, where blacks and whites seem to get along. But something darker lurks beneath the civility in Clinton, and when outside agitators interfere, local whites' muffled objections turn to unrestrained bigotry and violence. Soon, even the Clinton 12 themseves wonder whether they should just return to their old school. As the desegregation crisis makes headlines across the country, Jo Ann - clear-eyed, practical, tolerant, and popular - finds herself in the spotlight as a spokesperson for the group. But that's not the only life she wants: she also wants to focus on music, friendships, and, of course, her education. This is the heartbreaking and relatable story of an extraordinary trailblazer fighting for civil rights - and for the right to be an ordinary teenager. --,From dust jacket.
Target Audience
Age 10-12.
Target Audience
Grade level 4-6.
Target Audience
1000L,lexile
Target Audience
Sentence length: 5 (very hard),Word frequency: 4 (hard) ,Lexile.
Awards
Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Award, 2019
Awards
Robert F. Sibert Honor Book, 2020.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Boyce, J. A. A., & Levy, D. (2019). This promise of change: one girl's story in the fight for school equality. New York, NY, Bloomsbury Children's Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Boyce, Jo Ann Allen and Debbie, Levy. 2019. This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality. New York, NY, Bloomsbury Children's Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Boyce, Jo Ann Allen and Debbie, Levy, This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality. New York, NY, Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Boyce, Jo Ann Allen, and Debbie Levy. This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality. New York, NY, Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2019.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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