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Fire from the rock by Sharon M. Draper · Booklabria

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Fire from the rock

HistoryChildren's fiction

Fire from the rock

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First published: 2007
Language: English
Editions: 2

Synopsis

In 1957, Sylvia Patterson's life--that of a normal African American teenager--is disrupted by the impending integration of Little Rock's Central High when she is selected to be one of the first black students to attend the previously all white school. Includes author's note and related websites.

Subjects: History
Children's fiction
Schools
Family life
Families
Family
Set in: Arkansas
Little Rock
Time: 20th Century

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