The inspirational true story of Ruby Bridges. The year is 1960, and six-year-old Ruby Bridges and her family have recently moved from Mississippi to New Orleans in search of a better life. When a judge orders Ruby to attend first grade at William Frantz Elementary, an all-white school, Ruby must face angry mobs of parents who refuse to send their children to school with her. Told with Robert Coles' powerful narrative and dramatically illustrated by George Ford, Ruby's story of courage, faith, and hope continues to resonate more than 60 years later.

Product Details Format: Paperback Binding: Perfect-bound Paperback ISBN: 9780439472265 Page Count: 32 Trim Size: 8 x 10 Pub Date: September 2010 Fiction / Nonfiction: Non-Fiction Ages: 4 - 8 Grades: Pre-K - 3 Imprint: Scholastic Paperbacks Subjects: 1960s America, Civil Rights Movement, Determination and Perseverance, Elementary School, Prejudice and Discrimination, Segregation and Integration Genre: Biography and Autobiography Language: English Guided Reading