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Sep 18, 2008 | ISBN 9780142411995 | Young Adult Buy
Sep 18, 2008 | ISBN 9781440651366 | Young Adult Buy
Nov 24, 2020 | 473 Minutes | Young Adult Buy
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Sep 18, 2008 | ISBN 9780142411995 | Young Adult
Sep 18, 2008 | ISBN 9781440651366 | Young Adult
Nov 24, 2020 | ISBN 9780593341087 | Young Adult
473 Minutes
Sylvia is shocked and confused when she is asked to be one of the first black students to attend Central High School, which is scheduled to be integrated in the fall of 1957, whether people like it or not. Before Sylvia makes her final decision, smoldering racial tension in the town ignites into flame. When the smoke clears, she sees clearly that nothing is going to stop the change from coming. It is up to her generation to make it happen, in as many different ways as there are colors in the world.
Sharon M. Draper lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
“Draper offers an emotional tale about integrity, justice, and determination.” -KLIATT
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