This book has been graded for interest at 10-12 years.

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Houghton Mifflin .

Melba Pattillo Beals is the author of the bestselling WARRIORS DON'T CRY, which won ALA's Nonfiction Book of the Year award and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. She received a Congressional Gold Medal for her role in the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, AR. Read more about her at melbapattillobeals. com. Frank Morrison is the award-winning illustrator of many books for young readers, including Jazzy Miz Mozetta , winner of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent; Little Melba and Her Big Trombone , a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book; Muhammad Ali ; and How Sweet the Sound. Before becoming a children's book illustrator and fine artist, Morrison toured the globe as a break-dancer. He lives in Georgia with his family.