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“With the knowledge that opportunities to grow are all around, and school can take place anywhere, Yolanda became a lifelong lover of learning”

When The Schools Shut Down is the story about a young African-American girl, who lived through the school shut down in Farmville, Virginia. although segregation was no longer legal, the schools were not integrated at a quick pace, the story focuses on a town, where, after segregation school still were not integrated for at least five years.

When the Schools Shut Down by Tamara Pizzoli is the story from Virginia who was left in the lurch after Brown vs Board of Education. This book tells the story of a young African American who lived when the schools in Farmsville Virginia when the schools shut down. This book based in 1954 brings you on a emotional journey.

if you know your history, then you'll know where you're going.

inspiring story about a community that triumphs against the odds

Biography. This book is an auto biography about a young woman who lived though the landmark decision of Brown vs. Board of Education. This is the story of how lawmakers tried to unconstitutional deny an entire generation of children an education but also how the black community raised together despite them.

- they shut down the public schools in Prince Edward County one by one

An honest depiction of the true aftermath of brown vs board of ed. of topeka

This is a book that is truthful yet still relatable. It is told from a child‘s perspective and talks about her right to an education.

So good!

This book is a good story to show how someone was impacted by Brown v. Education. I like how this book felt like a story book but was an actual story.

A good book that tells the story of “Lost Generation” and highlights the importance of Brown v. Education

“Education was their right, and absolutely no one could keep them from learning, growing and knowing.“

This story was very powerful and a great read for children to learn about history.

This book tells the story of the Brown vs Board trial through the eyes of young girl in Virginia at the time. It is extremely touching and discusses the affect of segregation on children.

This book details when one county in Virginia chose to close public school rather than integrate them. This led to 5 years where kids could not go to school. This book may be too wordy for younger readers, but elementary schoolers will find it interesting and appreciate the additional information and timeline in the back

This book is about a young African American girl who lived during the shutdown of public schools in Farmville, Virginia, following the civil rights case Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka. The children of Prince Edward County located in Farmville, Virginia, who were prohibited from attending formal schools for five years.

I love the illustrations.

This book talks about the segregation of black students in Arkansas. It speaks on how black communities came together to learn.