This is your time / Ruby Bridges.
"On November 14, 1960, at the age of six, Ruby Bridges became the first black child to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Escorted by federal marshals past angry segregationist protesters, young Ruby attended William Frantz Elementary and earned a place in civil rights history. Sixty years later, Ruby has written an impassioned letter to young people engaging in the fight for racial equality. Her words, a call to action imbued with love and grace, are paired with black-and-white photographs from then--and now. This Is Your Time will inspire readers as the struggle for liberty and justice for all continues, and the powerful legacy of Ruby Bridges endures."-- inside cover
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593378526
- ISBN: 0593378520
- ISBN: 9780593378533
- ISBN: 0593378539
- Physical Description: 55 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | 940L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.5 0.5 512066. |
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Genre: | Autobiographies. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Ste. Genevieve County Library | JB Bridges (Text) | 33358000338775 | J Non-Fiction | Available | - |
This Is Your Time
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Summary
This Is Your Time
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * CBC KIDS' BOOK CHOICE AWARD WINNER Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges--who, at the age of six, was the first black child to integrate into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans--inspires readers and calls for action in this moving letter. Her elegant, memorable gift book is especially uplifting in the wake of Kamala Harris making US history as the first female, first Black, and first South Asian vice president-elect. Written as a letter from civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges to the reader, This Is Your Time is both a recounting of Ruby's experience as a child who had to be escorted to class by federal marshals when she was chosen to be one of the first black students to integrate into New Orleans' all-white public school system and an appeal to generations to come to effect change. This beautifully designed volume features photographs from the 1960s and from today, as well as stunning jacket art from The Problem We All Live With, the 1964 painting by Norman Rockwell depicting Ruby's walk to school. Ruby's honest and impassioned words, imbued with love and grace, serve as a moving reminder that "what can inspire tomorrow often lies in our past." This Is Your Time will electrify people of all ages as the struggle for liberty and justice for all continues and the powerful legacy of Ruby Bridges endures.