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Turning Points historical graphic novels bring these moments in American history to life. There's just one big difference -- William is white, and Thomas, the son of William's family's maid, is black. Sixteen-year-old William McNally and fifteen-year-old Thomas Johnson both live in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the summer of 1957. There are moments in every country's history when decisions are

• Title : Little Rock Nine (Turning Points)
• Author : Marshall Poe
• Rating : 4.99 (932 Vote)
• Publish : 2014-11-6
• Format : Paperback
• Pages : 128 Pages
• Asin : 1416950664
• Language : English

Turning Points historical graphic novels bring these moments in American history to life. There's just one big difference -- William is white, and Thomas, the son of William's family's maid, is black. Sixteen-year-old William McNally and fifteen-year-old Thomas Johnson both live in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the summer of 1957. There are moments in every country's history when decisions are made and actions are taken that will change the course of that country's future. They both love baseball and teasing their little sisters. After the Supreme Court rules in favor of desegregating public schools, Little Rock Central High School prepares to enroll its first nine African-American students, and William and Thomas are caught in the center of a storm.

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All rights reserved. There is a difficult balance required while creating composite characters to work alongside actual participants and not supplant their historical roles. . From School Library Journal Grade 4 Up—In 1957, Little Rock faces a split populace as it attempts to integrate a high school after the Brown v. Most evocative is the frequent depiction of African Americans silently doing menial jobs while the discussion of their roles and rights happens around them. The debates have an easy, conversational flow, and what could be a staid reenactment of a civics lesson takes on the character of an actual event. A variety of perspectives and concerns are expressed, and only Will's grandfather comes across as a straw man for racism. This book focuses on two fictional teens: Will McNally, the white son of a local attorney, and Thomas Johnson, the black son of his domestic help. Their tenuous friendship is the lens for the conflict as each teen wrestles with the larger socia

After earning his Ph.D. MARSHALL POE is a professor, writer, and consultant. He is currently an associate professor of history at the University of Iowa. at the University of California, Berkeley, he taught for a decade at Harvard University. He was then a writer and editor at "The Atlantic Monthly," where he focused on the Internet.