{"product_id":"little-rock-nine-9781416950660","title":"Little Rock Nine","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo teen friends, one black and one white, weather the fallout of school integration together in their hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixteen-year-old William McNally and fifteen-year-old Thomas Johnson both live in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the summer of 1957. They both love baseball and teasing their little sisters. There's just one big difference--William is white, and Thomas, the son of William's family's maid, is black. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the Supreme Court rules in favor of desegregating public schools, Little Rock Central High School prepares to enroll its first nine African American students, and William and Thomas are caught in the center of a storm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarshall Tillbrook Poe is an American historian, writer, editor, and founder of the New Books Network, an online collection of podcast interviews with a wide range of nonfiction authors. He has taught Russian, European, Eurasian, and world history at various universities including Harvard, Columbia, University of Iowa, and, currently, the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Poe is the author or editor of a number of books for children and adults.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEllen Lindner is the author of the Ignatz Award-nominated graphic novel \u003ci\u003eThe Black Feather Falls\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Cranklet's Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, a history of women, baseball, and social change in America. Her comics have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Lily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpiralbound\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorld War 3 Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, and a variety of other publications and anthologies. Ellen is also an editor and educator, and her activist art has been acquired by the Smithsonian Institution. She lives in upper Manhattan. Visit her online at LittleWhiteBird.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717104963858,"sku":"9781416950660","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bf3e435d-2bbf-4386-ab7b-c01e3739bfdd.jpg?v=1734609592","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/little-rock-nine-9781416950660","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}