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A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers)

My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School

My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School

My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School

My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School

By Carlotta Walls LaNier and Lisa Frazier Page

By Carlotta Walls LaNier and Lisa Frazier Page

By Carlotta Walls LaNier and Lisa Frazier Page

By Carlotta Walls LaNier and Lisa Frazier Page

By Carlotta Walls LaNier and Lisa Frazier Page

By Carlotta Walls LaNier and Lisa Frazier Page

By Carlotta Walls LaNier and Lisa Frazier Page
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By Carlotta Walls LaNier and Lisa Frazier Page
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    About A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers)

    Follow the story of Carlotta Walls LaNier, who in 1957 at the age of fourteen was one of nine black students who integrated the all-white Little Rock Central High School and became known as the Little Rock Nine.

    At fourteen years old, Carlotta Walls was the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine. The journey to integration in a place deeply against it would not be not easy. Yet Carlotta, her family, and the other eight students and their families answered the call to be part of the desegregation order issued by the US Supreme Court in its 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case.
        As angry mobs protested, the students were escorted into Little Rock Central High School by escorts from the 101st Airborne Division, which had been called in by then-president Dwight D. Eisenhower to ensure their safety. The effort needed to get through that first year in high school was monumental, but Carlotta held strong. Ultimately, she became the first Black female ever to walk across the Central High stage and receive a diploma. 
        The Little Rock Nine experienced traumatic and life-changing events not only as a group but also as individuals, each with a distinct personality and a different story. This is Carlotta’s courageous story.

    About A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers)

    Follow the story of Carlotta Walls LaNier, who in 1957 at the age of fourteen was one of nine black students who integrated the all-white Little Rock Central High School and became known as the Little Rock Nine.

    At fourteen years old, Carlotta Walls was the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine. The journey to integration in a place deeply against it would not be not easy. Yet Carlotta, her family, and the other eight students and their families answered the call to be part of the desegregation order issued by the US Supreme Court in its 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case.
        As angry mobs protested, the students were escorted into Little Rock Central High School by escorts from the 101st Airborne Division, which had been called in by then-president Dwight D. Eisenhower to ensure their safety. The effort needed to get through that first year in high school was monumental, but Carlotta held strong. Ultimately, she became the first Black female ever to walk across the Central High stage and receive a diploma. 
        The Little Rock Nine experienced traumatic and life-changing events not only as a group but also as individuals, each with a distinct personality and a different story. This is Carlotta’s courageous story.

    About A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers)

    Follow the story of Carlotta Walls LaNier, who in 1957 at the age of fourteen was one of nine black students who integrated the all-white Little Rock Central High School and became known as the Little Rock Nine.

    At fourteen years old, Carlotta Walls was the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine. The journey to integration in a place deeply against it would not be not easy. Yet Carlotta, her family, and the other eight students and their families answered the call to be part of the desegregation order issued by the US Supreme Court in its 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case.
        As angry mobs protested, the students were escorted into Little Rock Central High School by escorts from the 101st Airborne Division, which had been called in by then-president Dwight D. Eisenhower to ensure their safety. The effort needed to get through that first year in high school was monumental, but Carlotta held strong. Ultimately, she became the first Black female ever to walk across the Central High stage and receive a diploma. 
        The Little Rock Nine experienced traumatic and life-changing events not only as a group but also as individuals, each with a distinct personality and a different story. This is Carlotta’s courageous story.

    About A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers)

    Follow the story of Carlotta Walls LaNier, who in 1957 at the age of fourteen was one of nine black students who integrated the all-white Little Rock Central High School and became known as the Little Rock Nine.

    At fourteen years old, Carlotta Walls was the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine. The journey to integration in a place deeply against it would not be not easy. Yet Carlotta, her family, and the other eight students and their families answered the call to be part of the desegregation order issued by the US Supreme Court in its 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case.
        As angry mobs protested, the students were escorted into Little Rock Central High School by escorts from the 101st Airborne Division, which had been called in by then-president Dwight D. Eisenhower to ensure their safety. The effort needed to get through that first year in high school was monumental, but Carlotta held strong. Ultimately, she became the first Black female ever to walk across the Central High stage and receive a diploma. 
        The Little Rock Nine experienced traumatic and life-changing events not only as a group but also as individuals, each with a distinct personality and a different story. This is Carlotta’s courageous story.

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    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Jan 17, 2023 | 304 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780593486757

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $20.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Jan 17, 2023 | 304 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780593486764

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Jan 17, 2023 | 304 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780593486771

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $23.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Jan 17, 2023 | 429 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780593666968
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    Praise

    ★ ”A compelling and necessary account of facing and surviving injustice.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    ★ “A must-purchase for nonfiction collections and required reading for U.S. history classes.” —School Library Journal, starred review

    ★ ”LaNier offers a well-organized, vividly detailed, and often riveting account of everyday courage and tenacity in the midst of the twentieth-century civil rights movement.” —Booklist, starred review

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