{"product_id":"march-forward-girl-9781328603920","title":"March Forward, Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the legendary civil rights activist and author of the million-copy-selling \u003cem\u003eWarriors Don't Cry\u003c\/em\u003e comes \"a visceral and vital memoir\" about growing up in the segregated South (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivil rights heroine Melba Patillo Beals, one of the Little Rock Nine, puts readers right in her saddle oxfords as a young activist fighting back against the laws that told her she was less just because of the color of her skin. Now with a Q\u0026amp;A with Melba!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before she was one of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals was a warrior. Frustrated by the laws that kept African-Americans separate but very much unequal, she had questions. Why couldn't she drink from a \"whites only\" fountain? Why couldn't she feel safe beyond home? Adults all told her: Hold your tongue. Be patient. Know your place. But Beals had the heart of a fighter--and knew that her true place was a free one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside photos, Beals recounts her early journey to becoming a champion for equal rights, a bestselling author, and the recipient of this country's highest recognition, the Congressional Gold Medal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11880424\"\u003eMelba Pattillo Beals\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781328603920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 132860392X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JNF\"\u003eJuvenile Nonfiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JNF018010\"\u003eAfrican American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JNF\"\u003eJuvenile Nonfiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JNF007030\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography | Literary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JNF\"\u003eJuvenile Nonfiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JNF007050\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography | Cultural \u0026amp; Regional\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelba Pattillo Beals\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eWarriors Don't Cry\u003c\/i\u003e, and the recipient of the 1995 ALA Nonfiction Book of the Year award and the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. Dr. Beals was given a Congressional Gold Medal for her role, as a fifteen-year-old, in the integration of Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48457712009453,"sku":"9781328603920","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_5cff8cb2-9f07-4787-95ff-23df4c43775b.jpg?v=1753587262","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/march-forward-girl-9781328603920","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}