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Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High Mass Market Paperback – Abridged, July 24, 2007

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In this essential autobiographical account by one of the Civil Rights Movement’s most powerful figures, Melba Pattillo Beals of the Little Rock Nine explores not only the oppressive force of racism, but the ability of young people to change ideas of race and identity.

In 1957, well before Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, Melba Pattillo Beals and eight other teenagers became iconic symbols for the Civil Rights Movement and the dismantling of Jim Crow in the American South as they integrated Little Rock’s Central High School in the wake of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education.

Throughout her harrowing ordeal, Melba was taunted by her schoolmates and their parents, threatened by a lynch mob’s rope, attacked with lighted sticks of dynamite, and injured by acid sprayed in her eyes. But through it all, she acted with dignity and courage, and refused to back down.

Warriors Don’t Cry is, at times, a difficult but necessary reminder of the valuable lessons we can learn from our nation’s past. It is a story of courage and the bravery of a handful of young, black students who used their voices to influence change during a turbulent time.

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240 pages
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English
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4.19 x 0.6 x 7 inches
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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July 24, 2007
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1416948821
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978-1416948827
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Melba Pattillo Beals is a journalist and member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who were the first to integrate Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Abridged edition (July 24, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1416948821
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1416948827
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 11 - 13 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1000L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.19 x 0.6 x 7 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #14,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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After earning a Bachelor's Degree from San Francisco State University and a graduate degree from Columbia University's School of Journalism, Melba Beals worked as a reporter for NBC-TV. At present she is a communications consultant in San Francisco and is the author of books on public relations and marketing.

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Portland Mom

Insightful and Well Written

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2023

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I bought this book for my 13 year old as required reading for the 8th grade, it looked so good that I read it first. I'm so glad that I read this amazing memoir that really puts you in the shoes of integration. After we had both read it we were able to have some extremely insightful and important conversations about race. This book is well written, timely and important.

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Michael Gingerich

Warriors Don't Cry

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2013

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The book was excellent. It was well written, the author created a sense that you were right there with her integrating the school. Every time one of the white children spit at her, kicked her, tried to set her on fire or push her down the stairs I was on the edge of my seat rooting for her. Her relationship with Danny the 101st Airborne Ranger who was her bodyguard was very moving, and how she used prayer to moniter her self talk and constantly regain composure and the initiative against her adversarys. This is a must read for anyone who has ever been violently treated as an outsider, a must read for youth struggling with identity and purpose, older people who lived through the era and middle aged people who are struggling with the direction of society.
I was moved by Melba's courage, her passion, her abilty to put her life on hold as a sixteen year old girl coming into her womanhood, for the struggle of her people. Todays youth face a hard road of war and poverty. The financial freedoms that we knew as Americans are fastly fading away. Like Melbas generation the youth face war, racism and an uncertain future. This book hopefully will inspire the next generations of Melbas. In the coming years ahead the youth will face new unprecedented challenges and our society will need warriors like Melba Beal to stand up and say no this is wrong no matter what the consequences.

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Kayla

Loved

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024

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i loved this book amazing

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Dnhliz

Very touching

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2023

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Sometimes life can be cruel. I read this book over six years ago and it still moves me just recalling some scenes from it.
When written - you can picture yourself in her place. She makes you feel like you were there and saw what she saw and went through.

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Angel

Very interesting.

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2022

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I got this book for school, and it was decent. But otherwise I wouldn't even bat an eye on this.

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2023

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Very moving story - thankful time has marched on

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2014

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I read this book because my child was required to read it for a school assignment. Melba was one determined little girl. I was surprised for such a huge event with Presidential support that these children didn't receive some sort of formal training before kicking off the event. To say that they were ill prepared for what awaited them is probably a huge understatement. To read that someone tried to take away Melba's eyesight was most upsetting. I'm not sure I'd recommend this book for children. As an adult, I had a very hard time reading it. And yes, Melba DID cry when she was alone. Bless her for crying anyway. I would have. And who would blame her for wanting to go home and spend time with her own family, with individuals who understood her and her plight. Excellent book.

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Anne K

Ordinary Teens Find They Have Extraordinary Courage

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2021

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I give this book to all the thoughtful teens I know, particularly girls, and definitely to those who feel unpopular. It is the true story of a bunch of ordinary teens who found the courage to do something extraordinary. I find it so inspiring. It is awesome to me that, at such a vulnerable age at which it is so important to have friends and be popular, these young people found the courage to endure so much criticism, rejection and hatred. It is truly the story of the triumph of the human spirit that each of us can be capable of.

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Terry James

A very important historical document about integration of Black peoples.

Reviewed in Canada on February 17, 2022

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This should be a must read for all high school students and teachers. It depicts hateful time of American society. But people over came the wrongs committed by society and rose up through oppression.

The DawnStar

I wish warriors didn't have to worry anymore

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2018

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Admittedly, I haven't got round to reading this yet - but my motivation for buying it was when I learnt about these (then) kids struggles on BBC's Hardtalk to gain what we now take for granted - a fair education.

JAMES ROBERT HUMBER

toda una lección en valentía

Reviewed in Spain on February 13, 2017

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al nivel literario no es una obra maestra... pero como relato de unos hechos espeluznantes y el coraje de unos pocos NIÑOS ante el odio de muchos adultos de una sociedad ignorante y racista este libro te marcará. Esto sí que se tendría que leer en los institutos.

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birgit kiesche

Unglaublich spannend

Reviewed in Germany on December 30, 2012

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Es ist unglaublich mitzubekommen, was diese neun Jugendlichen erleiden mussten, bevor die Rassentrennung auch in den Köpfen der Leute aufgehoben werden konnte. Na ja, zumindest in den meisten Köpfen....

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joshua karl

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2017

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Amazing amazing amazing read!

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