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“When it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can‘t sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, ‘This is not right.‘”

This biography book is very good because its facts and events have been well documented and it was obviously carefully researched before. It takes an objective stance and recognizes various points of things going on around that time, yet still works to show justice of the life in Claudette Colvin. The narrative is also fast moving, making it easier to comprehend and feel connected to for the readers.

I think this book would be very enjoyable for kids in a classroom. It accurately depicts the true history of what happened long ago. It also shows an important part of history that all kids seem to be interested in. I believe it is good to introduce reads like this, that tell the whole truth of what happened and keep kids engaged with their history!

“... I thank Claudette Colvin for taking a chance on a writer she had never heard of. I hope I earned her trust.”

Super long for students in the classroom. But i believe if we read it over time they would learn a good lesson!

Claudette Colvin by Phillip Hoose published in 2009 is a biography that tells the story of Claudette Colvin. Claudette witnessed Rosa Parks refuse her seat on the bus and that struck a nerve in her. She decided she‘d had enough of the Jim Crow segregation laws.

#TrickyCat has taken over my reading! #CatsofLitsy

“Early in life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise” - Malcolm X

Very detailed book with pictures from the time period. Very long with long paragraphs which may be hard for young children to follow. Tells about an important time of history through the eyes of people who experienced it

2009, biography. Story of Claudette Colvin who helped start a revolution against segregation in the 1950s. Based on numerous interviews with Claudette and others. Provides details on the Montgomery bus protest.

I really enjoyed this book about Claudette Colvin. Claudette was a teenage African-American girl who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, AL bus about a year before Rosa Parks. Claudette was arrested and eventually was a key plaintiff in Browder v. Gayle, the case that ruled segregated buses unconstitutional. I was very interested in learning about this young woman I had never heard of. This book will go in my classroom.

Did you know that before Rosa Parks there was a teenage girl who was arrested for not giving up her seat on the bus? This book tells the story of Claudette Colvin and how her courage set into motion a massive movement. There are pictures, newspaper articles, and explanations of events happening at that time peppered through out Claudette's account. I think I am going to have my kids read this over the summer!

We are reading this book in 8th grade right now. I got this email and just adore it for its use of assure and accompanying picture. (Kids get “paycheck deductions” for missing homework. #teachersoflitsy

#todayinsj 1955 Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on the bus, nine months before Rosa Parks made the same action.