Fire from the rock
Title
:
Fire from the rock
Author
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Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills) author.
ISBN
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9780142411995
Publication Information
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New York, NY : Speak, 2008, c2007.
Physical Description
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231 p. ; 21 cm.
Reading Level
:
760 L Lexile
Subject Term
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African Americans -- Fiction.
Race relations -- Fiction.
Families -- Arkansas -- Fiction.
Schools -- Fiction.
African American teenagers -- Fiction.
African American teenage girls -- Fiction.
Civil rights -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
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Little Rock (Ark.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Arkansas -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Summary
:
In 1957, Sylvia Patterson's life--that of a normal African American teenager--is disrupted by the impending integration of Little Rock's Central High when she is selected to be one of the first black students to attend the previously all white school. Includes author's note and related websites.
| Library | Call Number | Status |
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| Bayport Public Library | YA FICTION DRA | Teen Fiction |