This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality
Author: Boyce, Jo Ann Allen
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.3
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
24938
Points per Word
0.00016
Page Count
256
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
In 1956, one year before federal troops escorted the Little Rock 9 into Central High School, fourteen-year-old Jo Ann Allen was one of twelve African American students who broke the color barrier and integrated Clinton High. The coauthor is Debbie Levy.