Warriors Don't Cry : Searing Memoir of Battle to Integrate Little Rock

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Summary: the best story i've ever read
Review: This story really touches you heart! The charcters in theisstory feel like they areright in your room reading with you.

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Summary: Views of life!
Review: After you read this book I think you really recount your blessings. Being a high school student of the late 90's,(99-2003), it opens my mind up, and makes me appreciate the situation I have been honored to be in. I am a white student in a small predominately white school. As I reflect on the book, I find no reason why anyone, nor myself have anything to complain about. We have it pretty nice already! So once again, my opinion of my life has changed, and I think every person who read this, the would be the same scenario.

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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: If you are at a crossroad in your life or you want to reach a deeper awareness about life then this book is for you. In its easy to read language, Melba Beals recounts her life story using sections from her diary that began as a youth and she continued until adulthood. This book is romantic, comical, inspirational, and riveting. I thoroughly enjoyed walking in Melba's "moccasins" as she recounts the extraordinary events that have shaped her into a terrific human being. I loved the book! Thanks Melba, you've done it again!

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Summary: This book was very moving, and emotionally draining.
Review: My heart goes out to all nine students that risked thier lives to integrate Central High. Most teenagers today are unaware of how large a sacrafice that teenagers in the 60's made to help integrate and end segragation. I highly recommend this book to all teenagers of all races.

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Summary: Heart-Wrenching
Review: I thought this book was difficult to read, but quite necessary. It was eye-opening for me to realize that so many people were violently outspoken and in their opposition to integrating public schools. The battle is not yet over as so many cities in America have yet to fully integrate. As a matter of fact, many cities have chosen to not even attempt to make schools equal in terms of facilities and qualified staff (read Savage Inequalities by Kozol). Thank God for the strength these youth had to endure such a nightmarish experience and the courage the author had to write about it.

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Summary: An eye-opening read
Review: I had no idea how cruel and severe discrimination was until I read this book. Even Ms. Beal's final version of the book is toned down in terms of violence, for the sake of her readers. "Warriors Don't Cry" has given me a new respect for those who struggle for equality.

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Summary: Wisdom everyone should live with is contained in this book
Review: In this compelling story about the integration of Arkansas' Central High School, the author recalls her chilling memories of the violence she and the other children of the "Little Rock Nine" endured. Beals was dowsed with acid, set afire, slapped, punched, kicked and frequently spat upon. Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus and other segregationists were active in getting the children to leave the school. These memoirs should be read by everyone seeking appreciation for life and co-existence. The stories should be retold to every child so they will also appreciate eachother and the price that was paid to achieve unification.

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Summary: I loved the book
Review: I thought it was a great book! It sometimes made you sad, and sometimes it made you so happy. I recemend this book.

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Summary: i liked it
Review: it was ok but not al tha

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Summary: Great!!!!!
Review: First off, let us get it understood that this is NO novel.. This is a live human being's life we are talking about. And the fact that is was depressing, well this country allowed this to happen. Plain and simple. And we need to take heed. i personally, cannot fathom how this woman who should have been having some of the best days of her life, was a guinea pig for desegregation. If anything, we should weep that folk had to endure this. I enjoyed the book myself. And I suggest that you get her followup memoirs, "White is a state of Mind". I also loved Grandma India as well. Thank God for her and all the grandmas.