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An absolute must read
This book should be required reading for all students. It was a powerful and uplifting story and everyone should be aware of what people had to endure and the sacrifices people made for humanity. This book is good for middle school students to the retired. We should a...Read More
This book should be required reading for all students. It was a powerful and uplifting story and everyone should be aware of what people had to endure and the sacrifices people made for humanity. This book is good for middle school students to the retired. We should all feel the reality of what happened.Show Less
posted by 2563504 on December 27, 2009
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Really good.
I had to read this book for a school project and I thought that I was going to hate it.....I loved it! It was so well written and inspiring I felt like I was write there in the mdd of Melba's hardships. I would highly recommend this book to any middle schooler who is i...Read More
I had to read this book for a school project and I thought that I was going to hate it.....I loved it! It was so well written and inspiring I felt like I was write there in the mdd of Melba's hardships. I would highly recommend this book to any middle schooler who is in the need for an entertaining and educational read.Show Less
posted by 10757620 on February 12, 2012
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Highly Recommended - you must check it out
This book spoke to me to never give up. That i can make a change even at a young age. I think the authors purpose and reason for writing the book was to show teens and children that we can all make a difference no matter how old or young we are or color and race cause at the end were all on the same planet and same world.I think the author was communicating that we can all are diverse and different and that what makes us and that were all here together. What i learned from the book is that i can make a change no matter what race, short,tall, i am cause when we come together as one world we can all make a difference and make a change. I would recommend this book because it is very powerful and inspiring to me and hopefully to do the same with others .
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Posted December 27, 2009
An absolute must read
This book should be required reading for all students. It was a powerful and uplifting story and everyone should be aware of what people had to endure and the sacrifices people made for humanity. This book is good for middle school students to the retired. We should all feel the reality of what happened.
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Warriors Don't Cry - Novel of Heart and Strength
This book is a memoir on the inspiring journey of Melba Pattillo Beals and the rest of the "Little Rock Nine" as they fought to survive as the first African American students to attend an all white school (Central High) in Little Rock, Arkansas. This book is very intense and completely full of courage. Its very inspiring, which is one main reason I enjoyed it so much. I very much loved reading about the student's incredible fight for freedom and loved capturing their feelings from their experiences with dealing with the unfair circumstances they faced because of the color of their skin. Their journey was definitely a rough one, what they had to go through was unbelievable. Their attitudes were mostly positive, as they tried to keep their heads up and ignore all the prejudice and the heartless remarks. Somehow they survived and succeeded and changed the lives of every African American in the 1950s. This is one of my favorite books ever. It was so suspenseful and full of brave and heroic individuals that I respect so much. I was so involved in this book and would love to read another exactly like it. I am so glad I took the opportunity to relive the crazy live's of the Little Rock Nine.
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Anonymous
Posted February 21, 2012
Annonymus
U itiots this is a true story i love this book
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Anonymous
Posted February 2, 2012
Amazing
Super good. Our English teacher had us read it once. This story is truly captivating.
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Anonymous
Posted January 11, 2012
Great read
Its such an intersting book. It really taught me some thing about what it was like back in the day!
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Anonymous
Posted November 8, 2011
Great
I read this book a few years back and the actual events talked about put you right into the 60's and a small but difficult part of the civil rights movement. I also found it awesome how it was written by one of the actual little rock nine. A great work to display unfairness and to prevent repeats and stop such acts like these from happening.
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GeorgiaPorgia
Posted June 5, 2011
Truly breathtaking and magnificent
This book was awesome! It is good for anyone 12 and over, though I read it at age 9. Melba Pattillo Beals dealt with the horrors of segregation since birth, when her mother was denied help from white doctors and nurses. I personally believe, as did her family, that God spared Melba.
At age five, she was vindictively denied entrance to a merry go round.
At age twelve, a crazy white racist guy tried to rape her. However, she was determined that she could be able to integrate so she signed
up for a integration program. Her name was broadcast over the radio. Over the year at high school, melba dealt with death threats and other things. However, she trusted in God, which I personally believe saved her. I recommend this to anyone who has lost faith in God.1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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reader94LB
Posted June 4, 2011
Needs to be a Nook Book
I am looking to buy this book but only if it's in Nook Book format. I need to read this book for school. It is required. I would really appreciate it if you could make this a Nook Book.
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Anonymous
Posted April 30, 2011
very happy
Book is a great condition and arrived in good bubble package in a timely fashion.
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Anonymous
Posted November 21, 2010
A review in the eye of a student
The integration of Little Rock's Central High School was a difficult and treacherous battle for the Nine African-Americans that took that huge step for the moving forward of integration. Throughout reading Beals' awe-inspiring memoir of the first year at Central High, she speaks of the daily torment and abuse she lives through everyday. Whether she is sprayed in the eyes with acid, escaping a torture chamber of a bathroom, or dodging a lighted stick of dynamite, Melba Pattillo Beals proves herself to be a warrior. "During my junior year in high school, I lived at the center of a violent civil rights conflict." (Beals pg. 1) Melba Pattillo was a young African-American girl, who was one of the nine brave African-Americans who would help America take another step forward to end segregation. Her tear-jerking memoir reveals her first year in Arkansas' Central High school of Little Rock. Through her book, the reader can join Melba on her riveting first year. While reading the memoir "Warriors Don't Cry" The reader is able to experience the hardships that little Melba had gone through during her first year at Central High such as, " 'bombs away!' " (Pg 164) Melba has entered the restroom and has locked herself in the stall, while girls on the outside push to keep her inside, "I looked up too see a flaming paper wad coming right down on me. 'We'll burn you alive girl'." (Pg. 164) Melba had been savagely attacked, and almost caught fire several times, but after that day she learned to use the bathroom before she came to school. Beals does an amazing job of describing and truly portraying her feelings through her writing. She has a talent of communicating her thoughts and feelings. Although reading "Warriors don't cry" is sometimes difficult and one may want to put the book down, because many parts can get sad at times like the part in the book where Melba is sprayed with acid in the eyes, and almost loses sight in both eyes. "The sudden pain in my eyes was so intense, so sharp, I thought I'd die." (Pg. 173) But the reader is still able to relate to the main character, Melba. The best part was learning how this young woman could over come any and every obstacle that came her way, "I ducked down quickly to avoid a hard white object whizzing past my head.It was a golf ball wrapped in paper...'It's just beautiful. Thank-you.'" (Pg. 259) Melba learned that to control her temper and prevent a potential fight she must always be polite and remember her manners. She decided by saying 'thank-you' and 'oh how nice of you' the white kids would lose the pleasure in making her miserable. This book has inspired many, and also helped people to overcome and deal with life's obstacles. The integration of Little Rock's Central High School was a difficult and treacherous battle for Melba Patillo and the eight other African-Americans that took that huge step for the moving forward of integration. Throughout reading Beals' awe-inspiring memoir of her first year at the once all white Central High School she speaks of the daily torment and abuse she has to live through. Even when she is sprayed in the eyes with acid, escaping a torture chamber of a bathroom, or dodging a lighted stick of dynamite, Melba Pattillo Beals proves herself to be a warrior.
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Anonymous
Posted September 14, 2010
Great Book!
This is one of the best books that I have read. Warriors don't cry, by Melba Pattio Beals, is a real story about Beal as a young girl who was chosen to integrate Little Rock's Central High due to the Brown Vs. Board of Education case, but I would say her story is most likely much sadder than the other nine who were also chosen. She goes through many harsh things in her life such as name calling, almost getting raped, getting beat up, and lots of other struggles just cause of racial discrimination back then, yet she is still so perseverant, courageous, and outstanding. It makes me wonder if I was exactly the same person I am, but if I was born during that time, and I saw Melba Pattio Beals would I be the same as everyone else by making fun of her, or would I stand out and say you know what, this isn't right, etc. What I like about this book, is that once u start reading you are trapped behind the margins of the pages, or in another way once you start reading, you can never stop reading. This book instantly caches the reader's eye, and makes them dive head first into the ocean of pages. This book completely changed my perspective on how I treat people, and how I look on life. I highly recommend this book, even though it's sort of a long read, it still has a very good message behind the ink on the papers. Beals did a great job capturing the essence of when she was younger, and although it may seem like old history, she still was able to really get your focus on the book and tell the story of her life. I bet that every person that reads this will be able to get a positive message from it, whether it is from being able to relate to Melba Beals or whether it's just able just to encourage someone's day. I'm glad I chose this book, even though I randomly choose it for my English Class out of a list of like 100 books, but it has a great meaning and message to get through to the public.
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Anonymous
Posted October 25, 2008
Sad way to make history
This book was really good. Definitely read it if you're in the education field. It will give you a different outlook on your students.
It really shows how brave these students were to get a message across. Not only is it sad to read about the events and how nobody was stopping the abuse, but it's also a shame that events like these had to happen to young people in order to make history.
Really great book!1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted May 20, 2008
Warriors Don't Cry Review
Melba Pattillo Beals has written an excellent nonfiction book, Warriors Don¿t Cry. Warriors Don¿t Cry tells the story of the fight to integrate Little Rock¿s all white high school, from the point of view of a student. Melba was a student in an all black high school in the 1950¿s when the federal court ordered Little Rock to integrate its public high schools. Melba was one of the first nine African American students to attend all-white Little Rock High School. She tells the reader about what people did or tried to do to her in sharp detail. This book focuses on the challenges faced by the pioneers of integration, and it shows the courage it took for Melba and the other black children to walk through a mob to go to school every day. It has many lessons to teach, and this book is one of the best books that I have ever read. I loved it. Warriors Don¿t Cry is a wonderful book because it brings to the surface the way people really acted. It is almost unbelievable, but it is painfully true. Melba writes that almost three weeks after the mob stopped her first attempt to enter the school she was finally able to enter the school. However, that day she was forced to leave because the mob wanted to kill them. One of her Little Rock teachers said that, ¿`We may have to let the mob have one of these kids, so¿s we can distract them long enough to get the others out.¿¿ I can not even imagine how it would feel to go to school with the fear of being spit on, beaten up, having dynamite thrown at me or even being killed with a knife. It took great courage for Melba to go to school each day knowing that any of these things might happen to her and that almost none of the teachers would do anything to stop it. The author¿s ability to show this makes this book amazing. Melba¿s book shows how she overcame her fears of going to school. When she was afraid and cried, she talked to her grandmother who she trusted. Melba¿s grandmother told her, ¿`You¿re a warrior on the battlefield for your lord. God¿s warriors don¿t cry, `cause they trust that he¿s always by their side¿¿ (57). This statement, along with many more from her grandmother, allowed Melba to face down her fears of the people in and around school and go back every day. This book taught me about the ways that people can act, the courage that people are capable of having, and their ability to overcome fear. These lessons made this book truly wonderful.
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Anonymous
Posted March 24, 2008
touching
This book tells what people had to go through so that we could all have the same education. This book was so touching and an eye opener for the young people who think that have it hard in life....they have no idea what these people went through that we didnt have to do. All young people should read this book no matter the race. Very good book!!!!!!!
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Anonymous
Posted October 23, 2006
A Great Find
Finally, a book that uncovers the truth! My eighth grade humanities (reading) class read this as part of our curriculum, and it was the most exciting, terrifying, tear-jerking book we had ever read our class! Warriors Don't Cry was fabulously written, and makes you really think. Told in a first person point of view, Melba's story is a true one about the Little Rock Nine and integration. If you enjoy learning about history, or if you just want a good book, head to your local library and check out Warriors Don't Cry. You will thank me for the tip!
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Anonymous
Posted November 7, 2006
Really recommended.
Warriors don¿t cry by: Melba Pattillo Beals is about a girl who (is Native American) is sent to a school called Little Rock Central high with all Caucasoid people along with other Native Americans. She has some strong difficulties with the Caucasoid student. They have tried to get rid of her by beating her up. There was one time where I almost started to cry was when she was going to the restroom four Caucasoid girls looked over the stall without her knowing and while she was using the restroom all of a sudden she felt some tissue with fire on her fell in her hair. The girls were laughing and then she got one of her text book through it at one of the girls and all the girls started to run away. Melba Pattillo Beals is the main character and one of my favorite characters. My favorite part of the story is a very sad part of the book. Melba was walking home from school when all of a sudden there was a Caucasoid man who was following Melba. After awhile he started running after her. He striped her, and she fell. The man took of his pants and was going to try to rap her. She was afraid and tried to get up, but he wouldn¿t let her. A girl named Marissa who teased Melba tried to help Melba by hitting the guy on the head. Melba got up and they both started to run away from this guy. She told her grandma and well I don¿t want to spoil it so you guys will just have to read the book your selves. I really do recommend Warriors Don¿t Cry to those who love reading challenging books, and fictions books. I really do like this book because it is very interesting. I also like it because it is a fiction book and I love true stories. If you don¿t like reading like me it is time to start reading books. This book is real interesting, and you wouldn¿t be disappointed. I say this book is a five star book.
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Anonymous
Posted May 31, 2006
Fantastic BOOK
This book puts you into the real shoes of 16 year old Melba Patillio. This is a great book that i recommened to everyone....especially to anyone who likes friendships, trust, and civil rights. READ THIS BOOK
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Anonymous
Posted April 5, 2006
Warriors Don't Cry
Melba was one of the Little Rock Nine, the first nine children to integrate Little Rock's Central High. This non- fiction book written by Melba Beals herslef, shows the integrationists' hope and the segragationists' hatred. It shows how awful people really can be, but also how nice and helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted February 15, 2006
Loved the courage of these teenagers
This was a fabolous book about nine warriors who attended a crazy racism school. These kids are heroes for doing the right thing wich was not fighting back but fighting for their education. Cuz i probaly would have been killed, going through the harsh and painful stuff they went through from their own school mates.Think god for the little of the right-minded white people who attended their school.
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