{"product_id":"without-separation-prejudice-segregation-and-the-case-of-roberto-alvarez-hardcover","title":"Without Separation: Prejudice, Segregation, and the Case of Roberto Alvarez - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Dane Brimner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaya Gonzalez\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis important yet little-known civil rights story focuses on Roberto Alvarez, a student whose 1931 court battle against racism and school segregation in Lemon Grove, California, is considered the first time an immigrant community used the courts to successfully fight injustice. A must-read for young activists, or for anyone interested in standing up for what's right.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Roberto Alvarez's world changed the day he could no longer attend Lemon Grove Grammar School in the small, rural community where he lived near San Diego, California. He and the other Mexican American students were told they had to go to a new, separate school--one where they would not hold back the other students. But Roberto and the other students and their families believed the new school's real purpose was to segregate, to separate. They didn't think that was right, or just, or legal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on true events, this picture book by Sibert award-winning author Larry Dane Brimner and Pura Belpré honor award-winning illustrator Maya Gonzalez follows Roberto and the other immigrant families on their journey.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Dane Brimner\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of a number of civil rights and social justice titles for Calkins Creek, including \u003ci\u003eFinding a Way Home: Mildred and Richard Loving and the Fight for Marriage Equality\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAccused! The Trials of the Scottsboro Boys: Lies, Prejudice, and the Fourteenth Amendment\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eBlacklisted!: Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethe Cold War, and the First Amendment\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit brimner.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaya Gonzalez \u003c\/b\u003eis an artist, author and progressive educator whose work focuses on the use of art and story as powerful tools of reclamation and transformation. She has illustrated over 20 award-winning children's books, several of which she also wrote. Her book \u003ci\u003eMy Colors, My World\u003c\/i\u003e won the Pura Belpré Award Honor and her most recent picture book, \u003ci\u003eCall Me Tree\u003c\/i\u003e was listed in Kirkus' Best Picture Books of 2014 that Celebrate Diversity.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 11.1 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Without Separation: Prejudice, Segregation, and the Case of Roberto Alvarez\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768051106080,"sku":"9781684371952","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/68126f481fe7c527c685c9192d466874.webp?v=1780323551","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/without-separation-prejudice-segregation-and-the-case-of-roberto-alvarez-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}