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Summary: A call to battle
Review: I read Warrior's Don't Cry for a book report last year. As a high school student, I had heard very little about the integration of Central High School, and living in a predominantly white suburban community, knew very little about the Civil Rights Movement beyond Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks. Beals' personal account spurred me to learn more about the Movement on my own and to start demanding a 20th century in America class for my Social Studies department.Melba Patillo Beals was your average 16 year-old when she decided that she wished to attend Central High with the white kids. One might assume that she received huge amounts of support from the members of her community, but that was not the case. She would soon learn that the acts of violence committed against her by members of her own race would pale in comparison to the bitter hatred exhibited by the white people in Little Rock, Arkansas. With the help of eight other black students, the Little Rock Nine bravely attended Central High for the duration of one year. When Governor Faubus of Arkansas sent forces to prevent them from entering the school, President Eisenhower himself sent the 101 Airborne Division, the Screaming Eagles, to individually chaperone the members of the Nine. However, the Screaming Eagles soon left their ranks, and the Nine was forced to fend for themselves. All but one of the Nine finished that school year, and Ernest Greene was the first black student to graduate from Central High. Though he accepted his diploma with deafening silence instead of deafening applause, his triumph was a triumph for the entire black community. The most amazing part of this story is the lack of aggression that Beals exhibited towards those who held such animosity to her. For this reason, I feel that Beals calls all of us to become warriors and battle for our own personal causes, but without violence.
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Summary: Should be Required Reading Before You Can Register to Vote
Review: This book is so amazing and wonderful and NEEDED in today's society that it should be required reading before you can register to vote.
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Summary: Warriors Don't Cry, a opinionated review by Alex Parker
Review: Warriors Don't Cry is the dramatic account of Arkansas' public school integration through the eyes of one of its participants, Melba Pattillo Beals. The reader follows Beals through her ecstatic victories and her emotional defeats.
The story starts with a useful introduction to Beals' family and surroundings, as well as her childhood opinions of segregation and race. Later many aspects of Beals' most personal life are exposed to form the twisted existence that is segregation. Numerous examples of racially bias injustice are cited. These being compared to the successfully integrated Cincinnati, tactics that further exemplifies the problems of public school integration. In the early part of the book the reader is unleashed to imagine the physical and psychological terror that Melba will face in Central High, only to be shocked when those mental images are blown away by the atrocities that Melba did endure.
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Summary: Must read By :tiawanna lewis
Review: warrior's don't cry is a true story about nine black
africian american.Warrior's dont cry is very special
book to me,because it tells about my culture.One
of the reason I like this is because these nine children are amazing they never give up.Though they get beat,they get strayed in the eyes and often call name.I don't know much about this book because I have not read all of it,but from the looks of it it sound very good.I also like when the solider helped them although they had to defend their selves. at the end I hope it works out for them nine children and that's what I like about warrior's don't cry
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Summary: Warriors Against All Odds
Review: This beautifully written account of the life of a Little Rock Nine member opened my eyes to a new world. I was deeply influenced by the story told and the morals taught. A group of friends and I created a history day project about the Little Rock Nine, which included an interview with one of them. The project became a huge deal and it all with this book that remains my favorite book of all time. If you are looking for a life altering book that challenges the way you look towards the world, then pick up a copy now.
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Summary: Eye-Opening and Excellent True Story!
Review: Personally, I doubt many people today have the courage, motivation or just plain grit to do what the "Little Rock Nine" did. This story tells of the integration of the schools of Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, as told from the point of view of one of nine courageous young black students. The author is Melba Patillo Beals, one of the students who actually began the integration process. She wrote this book by drawing from her memories and old journals she kept from that time period, so it is very real. She did an amazing job describing the hopes, dreams, fears and joys of young Melba so the reader seems to be right there during the entire ordeal. The reader will be awed by Melba and her friends' continued strength in the face of utmost hatred and danger. One of my college professors assigned this book in a course on Race, Class and Ethnicity. In all honesty, the story was probably ignored by many in my class - those who had never faced adversity and probably never will. But to a few of us, it really opened our eyes to another world most people never see or seek to understand. To those with an open heart, "Warriors Don't Cry" will show you that the same emotions and dreams are found in every person, no matter who they are. Not only do I recommend this book for pleasure reading, but I believe it could be a wonderful educational tool for every age group. Enjoy!
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Summary: An extremely Inspiring Autobiography
Review: Having read this book for a school report, i found that it is very inspirational. Melba Pattillo Beals is a wonderful writer and captured every detail of how Southern life was for African Americans in her writing. This book is definitly one worth reading.
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Summary: Best and saddest book
Review: Warriors is one of the best book i've read in a long time. My reading teacher had us read this book. This is the first book my whole class has atually finished. One of the most memorable parts of the book for me was her courage and the fact that she went back there just to be abused everyday. I admire Melba and the others courage to make it throughout the whole year. This book I would recommend to anyone.
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Summary: Beals' story is a must-read
Review: I have used this book in the classroom with 11th graders with wonderful results. The poignant story of a young girl, full of heart and courage, and how she survives Little Rock's hate-filled Central High School arouses tremendous emotion in the students. Beals holds back little and her firsthand account of the Little Rock Nine's integration to an all-white school is a terrific commentary on human strength and dignity. Social studies parallels are easily drawn with this novel as well.
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Summary: A compelling voice...
Review: This is an amazing book, compellingly narrated through Beals' diaries from her youth. Her first-person experience of one of the highly-charged, ugly parts of American history opened my eyes to the reality of and struggle against racism that exists even to today. I was horrified and humbled that events such as those experienced by Beals happened within relatively recent history. I fell in love with Beals' grandma - a woman of true wisdom, integrity, and encouragement. My hat off to Melba Patillo Beals for an amazing, compelling narration of our history. Thank you for helping me see through the eyes of a strong and struggling child walking into the face/voice/fist of hatred.
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