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The Lions of Little Rock

The Lions of Little Rock

by Kristin Levine
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Two girls separated by race form an unbreakable bond during the tumultuous integration of Little Rock schools in 1958 Twelve-year-old Marlee doesn't have many friends until she meets Liz, the new girl at school. Liz is bold and brave, and always knows the right thing to say, especially to Sally, the resident mean girl. Liz even helps Marlee overcome her greatest fear - speaking, which Marlee never does outside her family. But then Liz is gone, replaced by the rumor that she was a Negro girl passing as white. But Marlee decides that doesn't matter. Liz is her best friend. And to stay friends, Marlee and Liz are willing to take on integration and the dangers their friendship could bring to both their families.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780399256448
ISBN10 039925644X
Series/Work OL16190788W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

African Americans African americans, fiction Arkansas, fiction Bashfulness Bashfulness, fiction Children's fiction Family life Family life, fiction Fiction Friendship Friendship, fiction History Middle schools Race relations Race relations, fiction School integration Schools Schools, fiction

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