{"product_id":"this-is-your-time-hardcover","title":"This Is Your Time - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuby Bridges\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - \u003cb\u003eCBC KIDS' BOOK CHOICE AWARD WINNER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCivil rights icon Ruby Bridges--who, at the age of six, was the first black child to integrate into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans--inspires readers and calls for action in this moving letter. Her elegant, memorable gift book is especially uplifting in the wake of Kamala Harris making US history as the first female, first Black, and first South Asian vice president-elect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written as a letter from civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges to the reader, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Your Time\u003c\/i\u003e is both a recounting of Ruby's experience as a child who had to be escorted to class by federal marshals when she was chosen to be one of the first black students to integrate into New Orleans' all-white public school system and an appeal to generations to come to effect change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This beautifully designed volume features photographs from the 1960s and from today, as well as stunning jacket art from \u003ci\u003eThe Problem We All Live With, \u003c\/i\u003e the 1964 painting by Norman Rockwell depicting Ruby's walk to school. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ruby's honest and impassioned words, imbued with love and grace, serve as a moving reminder that \"what can inspire tomorrow often lies in our past.\" \u003ci\u003eThis Is Your Time\u003c\/i\u003e will electrify people of all ages as the struggle for liberty and justice for all continues and the powerful legacy of Ruby Bridges endures.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuby Bridges is a civil rights activist who, at the age of six, was the first black student to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. She was born in Mississippi in 1954, the same year the United States Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision ordering the integration of public schools. Her family later moved to New Orleans, where on November 14, 1960, Bridges began attending William Frantz Elementary School, single-handedly initiating the desegregation of public education in New Orleans. Her walk to the front door of the building was immortalized in Norman Rockwell's famous painting \u003ci\u003eThe Problem We All Live With\u003c\/i\u003e, in Robert Coles's book \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Ruby Bridges\u003c\/i\u003e, and in the Disney movie \u003ci\u003eRuby Bridges\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Is Your Time\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book in over twenty years, following the publication of her award-winning autobiography \u003ci\u003eThrough My Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e This Is Your Time\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 5.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47318909616377,"sku":"9780593378526","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/YkdJb0NIT0xNRVlYZlZvVWtRbGh2Zz09.webp?v=1769462407","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/this-is-your-time-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}