The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine

Agent: Kathryn Green, Kathryn Green Literary Agency. It's a thoughtful story about understanding and compassion, distinguished by complex characters and a supportive, tight-knit community. Levine creates a believably frustrated and overwhelmed protagonist in Tommy, who is goodhearted at his core, but struggles mightily to do the right thing as tragedies and setbacks rush at him. Tommy and his friends also bully the storeowner's overweight son, 'Little Skinny,' who has burn scars and a dying mother. He steals from the general store and, when reprimanded, plants a found copy of The Daily Worker at the store, putting its owner in jeopardy. Tommy's own anger builds, and he hurts others in turn. Tommy's mother, already volatile, becomes even more so, verbally and physically abusing Tommy. Sisters aren't supposed to have scars,' thinks 12-year-old Tommy, who feels guilty after his older sister, Mary Lou, is severely burned while doing his chores. Course most of us have our legs buttoned on, but.Inspired by her father's childhood, Levine (The Lions of Little Rock) explores the charged emotions of the McCarthy era in a hard-hitting story set in suburban Chicago.

Subjects: English Language Arts Grades: 6 th - 8 th Types: Worksheets 1.00 0.75 5.

It includes short answer questions and vocabulary questions. Course he meant bullets, but he wouldn't have liked us going off without our legs neither. Lions of Little Rock Chapters 21-24 Worksheet Created by Language Arts Materials for Middle Schoolers This is a worksheet for Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine chapters 21-24. 'General Lee always said, if you ain't got all your supplies, don't ride into battle. Sure would.' Uncle Wiggens mumbled to himself as he wandered off. 'Well,' said Uncle Wiggens, 'I'd best get on home before I wake up.' But I was never one to let a woman tell me what to do.' My daughter warned me about drinking a whole bottle of whiskey in one sitting. His leg ended at the knee and he was hopping along on one leg and his cane. 'Nothing.' I figured out what was strange. Kristin Levine’s The Lions of Little Rock, the story of a black girl and a white girl who become friends during the integration of that city’s schools in 1958, has been awarded the New-York Historical Society’s first children’s history book prize. Kristin Sims Levine (born 22 April 1974) is an American novelist who authored The Lions of Little Rock, a New-York Historical Society Children’s History Book Prize winner.

'What you doing out so late at night?' he asked. 'Who there?' he called out, his words slurred.Įmma ducked behind a tree, but I didn't move fast enough. “We were almost back to the jail with our second load, and I was just beginning to think we might pull this off, when Uncle Wiggens wandered into the street.

The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine