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Lions of Little Rock


No. of pages 298

Published: 2003

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Great for age 8-18 years

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As twelve-year-old Marlee starts middle school in 1958 Little Rock, it feels like her whole world is falling apart. Until she meets Liz, the new girl at school. Liz is everything Marlee wishes she could be: she's brave, brash and always knows the right thing to say. But when Liz leaves school without even a good-bye, the rumor is that Liz was caught passing for white. Marlee decides that doesn't matter. She just wants her friend back. And to stay friends, Marlee and Liz are even willing to take on segregation and the dangers their friendship could bring to both their families.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 10+ years.

There are 298 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Kristin Levine received her BA in German from Swarthmore College and an MFA in film from American University. She spent a year in Vienna, Austria, working as an au pair, and has taught screenwriting at American University. Currently, she lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her two daughters. She is the author of the critically acclaimed The Best Luck I Ever Had , The Lions of Little Rock , and The Paper Cowboy.

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

North Carolina Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Junior category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award.

Cybils Award
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Middle Grade category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books For Children and Teens
This book was recognised in the Ages 10-14 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

Georgia Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Georgia Children's Book Award.

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.

Massachusetts Book Award
This book was recognised by the Massachusetts Book Award.

Land of Enchantment Book Award
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Land of Enchantment Book Award.

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
This book was recognised by the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award.

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award.

Texas Lone Star
This book was recognised by the Texas Lone Star.

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books For Children and Teens
This book was recognised in the Audiobook category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

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