Description: A personal account of the nation's most famous school integration recounts the author's decision to attend Little Rock's all-white Central High and describes how subsequent events affected her family's beliefs about dedication, perseverance, and sacrifice.
Review Quotes: ★ "A compelling and necessary account of facing and surviving injustice." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ "A must-purchase for nonfiction collections and required reading for U.S. history classes." --School Library Journal, starred review ★ "LaNier offers a well-organized, vividly detailed, and often riveting account of everyday courage and tenacity in the midst of the twentieth-century civil rights movement." --Booklist, starred review