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A review by ciciwilkie
Fire from the Rock by Sharon M. Draper
3.0
This book was really informative and eye-opening. I hadn't read anything about segregation before so I enjoyed reading a historical fiction that made us understand it from a young black girls perspective.
It's horrible and sad all of the brutality and injustice that occurred. Sylvie was brave but she also didn't want to put her family at risk. Many of the first 9 kids who were segregated dealt with extreme bullying, terror tactics, and outright abuse. They are truly heroes.
I am giving this 3 stars because I really enjoyed this but the writing style lacked for me. I believe it's geared for younger kids to understand racism.
It's horrible and sad all of the brutality and injustice that occurred. Sylvie was brave but she also didn't want to put her family at risk. Many of the first 9 kids who were segregated dealt with extreme bullying, terror tactics, and outright abuse. They are truly heroes.
I am giving this 3 stars because I really enjoyed this but the writing style lacked for me. I believe it's geared for younger kids to understand racism.