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A review by imanisun
Fire from the Rock by Sharon M. Draper
5.0
Really good.
I thought this book did a good job at conveying the historical aspects of this period in time. At the same time, Draper did a good job of making the protagonist relatable to teenagers today. It helped to better understand the situation the protagonist went through. Which is as followed:
The protagonist(I really can't remember her name). Oh yeah, Sylvia, lives in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. She is smart and is about to be a freshman in high school. Unlike her friends, she has a choice about the high school she can attend. She can go to the black high school that honestly is inferior to the other white high school she has been invited to attend. So she must decide whether she wants to attend the white high school during integration and face prejudice(w/ the Little Rock Nine), or just attend the black school and make a difference there. I think if you know your history, you know what school this girl attended.
Great book for teens who are history geeks :D
I thought this book did a good job at conveying the historical aspects of this period in time. At the same time, Draper did a good job of making the protagonist relatable to teenagers today. It helped to better understand the situation the protagonist went through. Which is as followed:
The protagonist(I really can't remember her name). Oh yeah, Sylvia, lives in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. She is smart and is about to be a freshman in high school. Unlike her friends, she has a choice about the high school she can attend. She can go to the black high school that honestly is inferior to the other white high school she has been invited to attend. So she must decide whether she wants to attend the white high school during integration and face prejudice(w/ the Little Rock Nine), or just attend the black school and make a difference there. I think if you know your history, you know what school this girl attended.
Great book for teens who are history geeks :D