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throwback682's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I highly recommend everyone read this letter as an audiobook so you can hear it in Ruby’s own voice. It really reminds us that she’s not just a picture of a little girl in a history book. She’s a real live Black woman still alive today and she has a message for us.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Domestic abuse
mads_jpg's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
I didn't realize that this book was intended for children, so I am partly disappointed because I was keen to read a more academic account of Bridges' experience, but I am glad that kids will have this book to educate them, and show them how they do have a voice in social justice movements. This is a great introduction to the civil rights movement for kids, and I did learn a few things I wasn't taught when I first studied this time period. So I still don't regret reading this even though I'm not really the target audience.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Domestic abuse, Mass/school shootings, and Police brutality
lovelynovellas's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
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Moderate: Racism
kbbru's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
A short book that packs a punch.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Violence
Minor: Child death
klsriley's review
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emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Racism, and Police brutality
Minor: Murder
brookey8888's review
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informative
inspiring
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5.0
This is very short, but very impactful. It actually made me emotional. It’s just crazy to think that this happened only 62 years ago. We have come a long way, but still have a very long way to go.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence
citymouse's review
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inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
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Minor: Police brutality and Racism
nitya's review
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inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Although this is aimed at a much younger audience (kids/preteens), I think that adults should read this too. Ruby's story is so powerful and proves that 60 years later "the problem we all live with" never went away, even with legislation and a Black president. There's still SO much work to be done, and Ruby's book offers today's young activists a personal look at one of the most pivotal social/political events in the US. There's the myth that racism and prejudice are things of the past, but as "This Is Your Time" shows, they weren't that long ago and never disappeared. Racism lives on because adults pass it down to their children and grandchildren, a cycle of brutality, violence and hatred for something many people have zero control over. Nobody is born a racist, but unfortunately they learn how to be one early on.
This book is short (about 52 pages) and has photographs from the 1960s-1970s civil rights rallies and various Black Lives Matter marches. The inclusion of some photos both shocked and enraged me (the coffin one for example). And the knowledge that the school is segregated again, especially after the Bridges family's work and sacrifices, is bittersweet indeed.
The dedication was beautiful and both broke and healed my heart too.
The people united, will never be defeated.
This book is short (about 52 pages) and has photographs from the 1960s-1970s civil rights rallies and various Black Lives Matter marches. The inclusion of some photos both shocked and enraged me (the coffin one for example). And the knowledge that the school is segregated again, especially after the Bridges family's work and sacrifices, is bittersweet indeed.
The dedication was beautiful and both broke and healed my heart too.
The people united, will never be defeated.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Violence
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