Title This promise of change : one girl's story in the fight for school equality / Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy.

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New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2019.

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Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Children's Department	J 920 BOYCE	Check Shelf
Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Children's Department	J-B BOYCE, JO ANN ALLEN	Storage
Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department	JB BOYCE	Check Shelf
Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Children's Department	JB BOYCE J.	Check Shelf
East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department	JB ALLEN B	Check Shelf
East Hartford, Raymond Library - Workroom	JB ALLEN B	Check Shelf
East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Children's Department	JB BOYCE BOY	Check Shelf
Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department	J BIO BOYCE, JO	Check Shelf
Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department	J 379.2 BOYCE	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department	J-B BOYCE, JO ANN ALLEN	Recently Returned

Description	310 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience	Age 10-12.
	Grade level 4-6.
Summary	"In 1956, one year before federal troops escorted the Little Rock 9 into Central High School, fourteen year old Jo Ann Allen was one of twelve African-American students who broke the color barrier and integrated Clinton High School in Tennessee. At first things went smoothly for the Clinton 12, but then outside agitators interfered, pitting the townspeople against one another. Uneasiness turned into anger, and even the Clinton Twelve themselves wondered if the easier thing to do would be to go back to their old school. Jo Ann--clear-eyed, practical, tolerant, and popular among both black and white students--found herself called on as the spokesperson of the group. But what about just being a regular teen? This is the heartbreaking and relatable story of her four months thrust into the national spotlight and as a trailblazer in history. Based on original research and interviews and featuring backmatter with archival materials and notes from the authors on the co-writing process"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-309).
Subject	Boyce, Jo Ann Allen -- Juvenile literature.
	African American teenage girls -- Tennessee -- Clinton -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	African American students -- Tennessee -- Clinton -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	School integration -- Tennessee -- Clinton -- Juvenile literature.
	Clinton (Tenn.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
	African American youth -- Tennessee -- Biography.
	School integration -- Tennessee.
	Tennessee -- Race relations.
	African American teenage girls. (OCoLC)fst00799399
	Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509
	School integration. (OCoLC)fst01107474
	Tennessee -- Clinton. (OCoLC)fst01213479
	African American teenage girls -- Tennessee -- Clinton -- Biography.
	African American students -- Tennessee -- Clinton -- Biography.
	African American teenage girls -- Biography.
	African American students -- Biography.
	School integration.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism.
Genre/Form	Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author	Levy, Debbie, author.
ISBN	9781681198521 (hardcover)
	1681198525 (hardcover)

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