The book I read this summer for my summer reading project is called
The Lions of Little Rock. In this book, two friends: Marlee and Liz meet at the beginning of the school year. Marlee is a very shy girl, and Liz is very outspoken, so she tries to get Marlee to talk more and to open up to everyone around her. One day, Marlee finds out that Liz was passing as white, and was actually black. This means that she wasn't supposed to be going to their "all-white school", and everyone said that Liz was different than they had thought. A quote from the book explains this:
"' A colored girl and a white girl can't be
friends,' said JT. 'Says who?' I asked. 'Says everyone!' exclaimed JT. 'That's
why we go to different schools and churches, and...that's why the high schools
are closed!' 'Then maybe,' I said quietly, 'everyone is wrong'" (Levine
190). Everyone told Marlee that her and Liz couldn't be friends any longer, but Marlee knew that she needed to stand up for integration and what she knew was right. Throughout the book, there are many examples of Marlee having to find her voice and stand up for what she believes in even though people turned against her and threatened her. The main theme of The Lions of Little Rock is standing up for what you believe in and to face your fears even when nobody else agrees with you. This is what Marlee had to do when standing up for Liz, and for integration in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The article I found is about the events that take place in
The Lions of Little Rock. It talks about how Marlee must stand up for Liz and for integration of the public high schools. It talks about the hard times and difficult struggles that Marlee and Liz must overcome to stay friends, and to overpower the barrier of segregation that separates them.
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I really liked how you stated your summer reading book and a short summary of the book at the beginning of the post. The quite that you chose connects very well with the theme, stand up for what you believe in and face your fears even when nobody else agrees with you. It is very evident in the quote that Marlee is still friends with Liz even when everyone else is against it. Overall, great job connecting the quote to the theme.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading both the article on the book, as well as your description! The article provided a good source of information and perspective. The books sounds interesting as it seems to combine both historical fiction and realistic fiction.
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