Binding: Paperback
Description: " Satisfying gratifying touching weighty this authentic piece of work has got soul." The New York Times Book Review As twelve - year - old Marlee starts middle school in 1958 Little Rock it feels like her whole world is falling apart. Until she meets Liz the new girl at school. Liz is everything Marlee wishes she could be: she's brave brash and always knows the right thing to say. But when Liz leaves school without even a good - bye the rumor is that Liz was caught passing for white. Marlee decides that doesn't matter. She just wants her friend back. And to stay friends Marlee and Liz are even willing to take on segregation and the dangers their friendship could bring to both their families. Winner of the New - York Historical Society Children's History Book Prize A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
Title: The Lions Of Little Rock
Author(s): Levine Kristin
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Barcode: 9780142424353
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 1/10/2013
Category: People & Places (Children's / Teenage)