{"product_id":"this-is-your-time-isbn-9780593378526","title":"This Is Your Time","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER • \u003cb\u003eCBC KIDS’ BOOK CHOICE AWARD WINNER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCivil rights icon Ruby Bridges—who, at the age of six, was the first black child to integrate into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans—inspires readers and calls for action in this moving letter. Her elegant, memorable gift book is especially uplifting in the wake of Kamala Harris making US history as the first female, first Black, and first South Asian vice president–elect.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Written as a letter from civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges to the reader, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Your Time\u003c\/i\u003e is both a recounting of Ruby’s experience as a child who had to be escorted to class by federal marshals when she was chosen to be one of the first black students to integrate into New Orleans’ all-white public school system and an appeal to generations to come to effect change.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This beautifully designed volume features photographs from the 1960s and from today, as well as stunning jacket art from \u003ci\u003eThe Problem We All Live With,\u003c\/i\u003e the 1964 painting by Norman Rockwell depicting Ruby’s walk to school.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Ruby’s honest and impassioned words, imbued with love and grace, serve as a moving reminder that “what can inspire tomorrow often lies in our past.” \u003ci\u003eThis Is Your Time\u003c\/i\u003e will electrify people of all ages as the struggle for liberty and justice for all continues and the powerful legacy of Ruby Bridges endures.\"Powerful.... Bridges’ hopeful words, her faith born of experience, are \u003cb\u003esoothing and encouraging in this time of unrest and uncertainty\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eTimely, powerful, and full of hope.\u003c\/b\u003e This missive of truth, spoken by a true American hero, deserves a place in all libraries.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ruby experienced unimaginable racial hatred, lost her oldest son to random violence, and still advocates for positive change. Kids will relate to Ruby's stories on many levels and be inspired by the difference one little girl made. \u003cb\u003eA profoundly moving book.\u003c\/b\u003e” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred reviewRuby Bridges is a civil rights activist who, at the age of six, was the first black student to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. She was born in Mississippi in 1954, the same year the United States Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision ordering the integration of public schools. Her family later moved to New Orleans, where on November 14, 1960, Bridges began attending William Frantz Elementary School, single-handedly initiating the desegregation of public education in New Orleans. Her walk to the front door of the building was immortalized in Norman Rockwell's famous painting \u003ci\u003eThe Problem We All Live With\u003c\/i\u003e, in Robert Coles's book \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Ruby Bridges\u003c\/i\u003e, and in the Disney movie \u003ci\u003eRuby Bridges\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Is Your Time\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book in over twenty years, following the publication of her award-winning autobiography \u003ci\u003eThrough My Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Delacorte Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300395274469,"sku":"NP9780593378526","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593378526.jpg?v=1767742505","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/this-is-your-time-isbn-9780593378526","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}