{"product_id":"claudette-colvin-twice-toward-justice-9780312661052","title":"Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Phillip Hoose\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography - Historical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER AND NEWBERY HONOR BOOK ● Before Rosa Parks, there was 15-year-old Claudette Colvin. Read the first in-depth account of an important yet largely unknown civil rights figure in this multi-award winning, mega-selling biography from the incomparable Phillip Hoose. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"When it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, 'This is not right.'\" --Claudette Colvin\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn March 2, 1955, an impassioned teenager, fed up with the daily injustices of Jim Crow segregation, refused to give her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Instead of being celebrated as Rosa Parks would be just nine months later, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin found herself shunned by her classmates and dismissed by community leaders. Undaunted, a year later she dared to challenge segregation again as a key plaintiff in Browder v. Gayle, the landmark case that struck down the segregation laws of Montgomery and swept away the legal underpinnings of the Jim Crow South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and many others, Phillip Hoose presents the first major biography of a remarkable civil rights hero, skillfully weaving her riveting story into the fabric of the historic Montgomery bus boycott and court case that would change the course of American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAwards and Praise for\u003ci\u003e Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNational Book Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eA Newbery Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eA YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist\u003cbr\u003eA Robert F. Sibert Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eAmazon.com 100 Biographies and Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hoose's book, based in part on interviews with Colvin and people who knew her--finally gives her the credit she deserves.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Claudette's eloquent bravery is unforgettable.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \u003cb\u003e\"This inspiring title shows the incredible difference that a single young person can make.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45113720373399,"sku":"9780312661052","price":630.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780312661052.webp?v=1767268840","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/claudette-colvin-twice-toward-justice-9780312661052","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}