When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl's Story of Virginia's Lost Generation and the Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka Decision

Description: "An ... autobiographical picture book about a young African American girl who lived during the shutdown of public schools in Farmville, Virginia, following the landmark civil rights case Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka."--Provided by publisher.

Brief description:

The inspiring events that take place in When the Schools Shut Down were experienced firsthand by Yolanda Gladden herself, who is the mother of three and lives in Farmville, Virginia.

Review Quotes:

Spotlighting an often-overlooked aspect of civil rights history...[An] attractive, informative picture book on school desegregation. - Booklist

A celebration of a community stepping up to educate its children, and a message that learning takes place in many venues other than schools. - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Edifying. - Kirkus Reviews

[A]n engaging, community care-centered examination of segregation in the Virginia school system before and after Brown v. Board of Education. - Publishers Weekly (starred review)