Cover of The Little Rock Nine stand up for their rights

The Little Rock Nine stand up for their rights

by Eileen Lucas

History Speaks: Picture Books...Reader's Theater

Reading Level 4-5 Moderate (Lvl 3) Ages 9-12

The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.

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About This Book

Discover the courageous journey of nine students who challenged segregation to attend their new school in 1957 Little Rock. Experience their determination and bravery as they stand up for equality and justice in a powerful story brought to life with a readers' theater script. This inspiring tale highlights a pivotal moment in history that changed the fight for civil rights.

Representation & Themes

HistoricalSocial JusticeFriendshipComing of Age

For Parents

Content Intensity

Level 3 — Moderate
Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense

Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.

Content Flags

Racial Discrimination Fear & Anxiety Social Justice
Data confidence: standard

Details

ISBN
9780761358749
Pages
52
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Published
2010
Type
Nonfiction
Word Count
3,646

Genres

Juvenile Fiction

Subjects

School integrationAfrican American studentsCentral High School (Little Rock, Ark.)HistoryJuvenile literatureSchoolsSchools, juvenile literatureAfrican american children, juvenile literatureAfrican americansArkansas, juvenile literatureReaders' theaterSegregation in educationAfrican americans, juvenile literatureStudentsStudents, juvenile literatureArkansas

Places

ArkansasLittle Rock