Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration
by Shelley Tougas
"Nine African American students made history when they defied a governor and integrated... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2012
Word Count 8,008
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1010L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 145333, 1.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- School integration
- African American high school students
- Eckford, Elizabeth
- Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.)--Juvenile literature
- Arkansas
- Eckford, Elizabeth, 1941---Juvenile literature
- African American high school students--Arkansas--Little Rock--Juvenile literature
- School integration--Arkansas--Little Rock--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.)
- Little Rock (Ark.)--Race relations--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Race relations
- Little Rock
- Little Rock (Ark.)
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- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
- Sample: EL Education K-8
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