The lions of Little Rock

Title
The lions of Little Rock

Author
Levine, Kristin (Kristin Sims), 1974- author.

ISBN
9780142424353

Publication Information
New York : Puffin, 2013.

Physical Description
298, 11 p. ; 20 cm.

General Note
Originally published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2012.
 
Includes reading group guide and an excerpt from The best bad luck I ever had.

Reading Level
630 L Lexile

Subject Term
Families -- Arkansas -- Fiction.
 
School integration -- Fiction.
 
Race relations -- Fiction.
 
Bashfulness -- Fiction.
 
Friendship -- Fiction.
 
Middle schools -- Fiction.
 
Schools -- Fiction.
 
African Americans -- Fiction.

Geographic Term
Little Rock (Ark.) -- Fiction.

Genre
Historical fiction.

Summary
In 1958 Little Rock, Arkansas, painfully shy twelve-year-old Marlee sees her city and family divided over school integration, but her friendship with Liz, a new student, helps her find her voice and fight against racism.


LibraryCall NumberStatus
Bayport Public LibraryJ FICTION LEVChildren's Fiction