| Abstract |
"Most people think that the Brown vs. Board of Education decision of 1954 meant that schools were integrated with deliberate speed. But the children of Prince Edward County located in Farmville, Virginia, who were prohibited from attending formal schools for five years knew differently, including Yolanda. Told by Yolanda Gladden herself, cowritten by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli and with illustrations by Keisha Morris, When the Schools Shut Down is a true account of the unconstitutional effort by white lawmakers of this small Virginia town to circumvent racial justice by denying an entire generation of children an education. Most importantly, it is a story of how one community triumphed together, despite the shutdown"-- Publisher's description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Interest age level |
Ages 4-8 |
| Interest grade level |
Grades 2-5 |
| Genre/form | Biographical fiction. |
| Genre/form | Creative nonfiction. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| Genre/form | Creative nonfiction. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| LCCN | 2020952905 |
| ISBN | 9780063011168 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0063011166 (hardcover) |
| Stock number | Harpercollins Childrens Books, Attn Elaine Nealon 53 Glenmaura National Blvd Ste 300, Moosaic, PA, USA, 18507-2132 SAN 200-2086 |
