Monday, January 4, 2021

This is Your Time by Ruby Bridges - Essential

This is Your Time
by Ruby Bridges
58 pages. NON-FICTION Delacorte Press, (Penguin Random House), 2020. $16 

Content: G 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

6yo Ruby Bridges was the first black child to attend an all-white school in New Orleans. Accompanied by four Federal Marshalls - for her safety, Ruby didn't understand that all the white parents were angry because of the color of her skin. They wouldn't allow their children to be in class with Ruby, so for that first year, Ruby and her teacher, Mrs. Henry worked alone in the classroom, learning, because Ruby mattered. 

Written as a letter to the readers (young peacemakers of America) this small sized book is a poignant reminder of the resilience of young Ruby Bridges as well as the power in the hands of our young generation, to change things for the better. Each page includes a captioned photograph which adds to the story. An inspiring short read, perfectly written for a young audience.

Lisa Librarian

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