Back of the Bus
by Reynolds, Aaron
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AR Book Level
3.3
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
744
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
135115 EN
About this book
"Back of the Bus" by Aaron Reynolds is a picture book set in Montgomery, Alabama, during the 1950s civil rights era. The story follows an African American mother and her young son who are riding on a city bus in the back section, as required by segregation laws. The child watches from his seat as Rosa Parks is arrested in the front of the bus for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger. The book depicts this pivotal moment in the civil rights movement through the eyes of a child.