The lions of Little Rock

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 w...

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Main Author: Levine, Kristin 1974-
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language: English
Published: 2012.
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Summary: 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.
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Audience: Text Difficulty 2 - Text Difficulty 3
MG/Middle grades (4th-8th)
4.1
ISBN: 9781101550441
Author Notes: Kristin Levine debut novel was The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had, which was featured on the American Library Association¿s 2010 list of Best Books for Young Adults. She received the New York Historical Society¿s Children¿s History Book Prize for The Lions of Little Rock novel.

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