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Linda Brown, You Are Not Alone: The Brown vs. Board of Education Decision Hardcover – December 2, 2003

by Joyce Carol Thomas (Author), Curtis James (Illustrator)

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When the Supreme Court decision to desegregate public schools was handed down in 1954, the course of American history was forever changed. Here are personal reflections, stories, and poems from ten of today's most accomplished writers for children, all young people themselves at the time of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Included are Michael Cart, Jean Craighead George, Eloise Greenfield, Lois Lowry, Katherine Paterson, Ishmael Reed, Jerry Spinelli, Quincy Troupe, Joyce Carol Thomas, and Leona Nicholas Welch. With a compelling introduction by editor Joyce Carol Thomas and stunning pastel artwork by Curtis E. James, this collection celebrates the hard-earned promise of equality in education.

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10 years and up
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144 pages
Language

English
Grade level

5 and up
Lexile measure

560L
Dimensions

6 x 9 inches
Publisher

Hyperion Book CH
Publication date

December 2, 2003
ISBN-10

0786808217
ISBN-13

978-0786808212
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Gr. 6-12. Published on the fiftieth anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling to desegregate public schools, this volume collects stories, memoirs, and poems about the history and impact of Brown v. Board of Education. The contributors, well-known writers for young people, were themselves young in 1954, and they speak from different sides of the racial barrier. Some selections, such as Joyce Carol Thomas' poem "Stormy Weather" and Quincy Troupe's challenging essay "St. Louis," speak powerfully about the searing discrimination that blacks have suffered. Others, such as Jean Craighead George's "The Awakening," talk about "white blindness": "I was as slow to see this injustice as a bear awakening from hibernation." The illustrated format, featuring arresting pastel images by James, seems geared to younger readers, but some of the entries are fairly sophisticated. Teachers will need to pull out the selections best suited to their students, but all the passages will bring children up close to the complex realities of segregated society, while showing that the ruling was only the first step on a long, continuing road to progress. Gillian Engberg
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Publisher : Hyperion Book CH; 1st edition (December 2, 2003)
Language : English
Hardcover : 144 pages
ISBN-10 : 0786808217
ISBN-13 : 978-0786808212
Reading age : 10 years and up
Lexile measure : 560L
Grade level : 5 and up
Item Weight : 1.1 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #735,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #151 in Children's Law & Crime Books (Books)
- #158 in Children's Criticism & Collections
- #763 in Children's American History of 1900s

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Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2018

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Clean book, came with the cover, fast ship.

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JCMatthews

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Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2014

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I am a high school librarian, and I purchased this book for one of my English teachers. She said it worked out well for her lesson.

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K.Draper

fabulous in every way and for every reader

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2008

Well, I have had this book for four years, and it is about time I wrote about it, so that I can share its awesomeness with other readers! Award-winning writer, Joyce Carol Thomas, collected and edited essays and poems written at her request by her fellow authors of literature for young people for this small volume in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1954 Supreme Court decision, "Brown vs. Board of Education". Although the Court ruled in favor of the plaintive, Rev. Brown, thus allowing his eight year old daughter, Linda Brown, to attend a "white" elementary school in Topeka, Kansas; and made segregation of races illegal in twenty States, there was a long, long road ahead toward integration and better treatment of African Americans within the U.S. This is a beautiful and powerful book befitting to the occasion of remembering what it is like then and how things were, both the good and the bad, between races, back in 1954, and, while looking back, helps us to examine where we are now, and perhaps reflect on what lies ahead.

How must it have been for such a small child such as Linda Brown to both symbolically be at the forefront of desegrazion of schools and, effectively, our society? She must have been very brave, walking alone and unwanted into that all-white school. Physically she was there with the other children of her age, yet effectively she was very, very alone. Her family wanted her to have a good education and get equal treatment. Up to that point, the schools were arranged according to the principle "separate, but equal", yet this was far from the reality of the situation. The black schools were often in appalling disrepair, the school supplies meager, at best; and, when they received "new" textbooks, they were actually getting the tattered and worn books from the white schools, when they bought new books. Linda Brown, You Are Not Alone shows glimpses into the lives of others, and the nascent forces of the changing times, which show that she is not alone in the fight for desegregation and equal treatment.

The thirteen essays and poems (including the introduction) run the gamant both in the experiences as well as style. There is humor, poinyantcy , some bitterness, hope, courage and determination. This variety helps keep the reader interested. Two of my favorites were the story, "Wonamona" by Jerry Spinalli, and "Stormy Weather" by the editor, Joyce Carol Thomas. In the former story, Spinelli tells about his wonderful friendship with a neighbor, a same-age black boy whose real name was Reyburn, but who insisted on being called "Wondamona". His friend was a very friendly and gutsy kid, but the young Spinalli was not aware of how special and rare their friendship was, nor did he notice how that Reyburn's mother always had to paint the front door to get rid of the words that appeared there. Eventually Wondamona/Reburn gets his beat-up by an older white kid, and the family moves away. Not before he leaves a final memento of to his best friend, Jerry Spinalli.

I was privileged to be at an arts conference in 2004 (QMFA), where I heard Joyce Carol Brown read her very powerful poem, "Stormy Weather", and it still sends shivers up my spine when I read it today. Ms. Brown was a petite lady, very genial and soft-spoken. Yet what power she has when she prays for rain for her ailing mother! I am glad that I bought this book, and that I was there when she spoke. This edition is beautifully done, with high-quality glossy paper and beautiful illustrations by Curtis James. I hope that it becomes available again, and that you enjoy it!

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R. Schwier

Not bad for adults!

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2005

This book is a collection of essays about the Brown decision. It is not the story of Linda Brown that I was hoping for. Current juvinile authors tell of their own experiences during that period. It's interesting.

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