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Loading... With the Might of Angels: the Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson (2011)by Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. In my opinion this a very well written book. However, that is not the specific reason as to why I fell in love with this book was because of the plot. The plot revolved around Brown v. Board of Education, a real court case. Though fiction, the book had a plot that was well organized and provided conflict that was easy to follow, yet interesting. The court case serves as an example. "Negro kids go to Bethune. White kids go to Prettyman Coburn. Colored people can't try on clothes or shoes they want to buy to see if they fit." This also serves as an example and the main idea or message of the story which allows for children to see how different things were during this time period. The story's there is meaning and the setting is accurate for the time period. The characters acted in authentic ways, though I expected the main character, Dawnie Rae Johnson, to speak in more of an African American dialect. for this time period. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesDear America (Civil Rights: Hadley, Virginia, 1954) Dear America Collections (Dear America: Civil Rights, 1954) AwardsNotable Lists
In 1955 Hadley, Virginia, twelve-year-old Dawnie Rae Johnson, a tomboy who excels at baseball and at her studies, becomes the first African American student to attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn school, turning her world upside down. Includes historical notes about the period. No library descriptions found. |
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As she starts school, Dawnie encounters the harsh realities of racism
Will Dawnie be able to hold on to the true meaning of justice and remain faithful to her own sense of integrity
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This book was a trip back in time. Not too far but far enough Dawnie Rae Johnson was a brave young girl. This story was well written. And it's sad to say it touches on a subject that is still something our country still struggles with today. This book shows us clearly the heartbreak and the betrayal's that Dawnie had to face. This would be a good book for schools to share with their students. It touched enough of the ugliness that the kids would be able to understand what happened back then. Nice lovely read. Happy reading everyone!! ( )