Freedom Riders were an important part of history. Billie and Jarmaine will soon become a part of the fight for the rights of a people.
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Title: Night On
Fire
Author: Ronald Kidd
Illustrations: David
Wardle
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 9780807570241
Review:
Billie Sims lives in the
town of Anniston, Alabama. In her time blacks are segregated from whites. It’s
just the way it is and in the 13 years of her life she’d never known any other
way. When a bus full of Freedom Riders is attacked in her town she watches as
the violence towards the blacks on the bus unfolds. The police, along with her
father, did nothing to help. When she meets and befriends her maid’s daughter
Jarmaine, her life begins to change.
Billie and Jarmaine get on
a bus to Birmingham. They want to see Martin Luther King, Jr speak. On their
journey they adjusted to becoming Freedom Riders themselves. As Billie
witnesses how blacks are treated, she has realized her own actions and how much
segregation there really was and that she had been a part of it. Can Billie
continue to stand by and accept this world or will she gain the courage to
fight for a right way and better way of life for a people?
Author Ronald Kidd has
taken a touchy but yet historical situation and given readers the point of view
of a young white girl in the south. Although the story has sensitive parts it
is not so harsh that young readers will shy away. This story needs to be told
and young readers will be engaged. The story flows well and the characters are
relatable. Teachers can utilize this tool as a way to ask and answer questions
regarding the Civil Rights Movement. Parents can use this tool as a way of
sharing family history and what they were doing during this era if applicable.
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