The Lions of Little Rock
Book description
"Satisfying, gratifying, touching, weighty—this authentic piece of work has got soul."—The New York Times Book Review
As twelve-year-old Marlee starts middle school in 1958 Little Rock, it feels like her whole world is falling apart. Until she meets Liz, the new girl at school. Liz is everything Marlee wishes she…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Lions of Little Rock as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I had long been familiar with the events of Little Rock Central High, having read books, articles, and online accounts of the attempt to integrate this Arkansas school. I found The Lions of Little Rock an accurate and compelling novel that provides young adults with a masterful introduction to how attempts to integrate the Jim Crow South impacted its children. Built on the seminal events to integrate Arkansas’s Little Rock High in 1958, the friendship of young Marlee and Liz portrays how segregation damages not just communities, but friendships. Young adults will be pulled in by Levine’s blend of plot,…
From Trudy's list on historical fiction about the Jim Crow South.
If you love The Lions of Little Rock...
Touching the Surface
When Elliot finds herself dead for the third time, she can't remember her past, is getting the cold shoulder from her best friend, and has no idea why she keeps repeating the same mistakes across her previous lives. Elliot just wants to move on, but first, she'll be forced to…
Want books like The Lions of Little Rock?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 76 books like The Lions of Little Rock.
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,608
readers submitted
so far, will you?
