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January 5, 2012, 761 voters
Editorial Content for The Lions of Little Rock
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Twelve-year-old Marlee is painfully shy. She’s comfortable chatting with her dad and older brother, and she adores her older sister, though she doesn’t seem to find much to say to her mom anymore. However, that’s the extent of her communication skills. Around others, she clams up and doesn’t say a word. The thought of speaking to anyone fills her with terror. But that’s all about to change thanks to a new girl at school named Liz. Liz invites Marlee to team up for a school project, and despite Marlee’s shyness, the two quickly become the best of friends. Read More
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Twelve-year-old Marlee doesn't have many friends until she meets Liz, the new girl at school. This friendship gives Marlee the courage to attempt the scariest of tasks, including giving a speech in front of her entire class. But Liz has a secret --- she is really an African American pretending to be white in order to go to the white school. And in 1958 Arkansas, this is a deadly offense.
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Twelve-year-old Marlee doesn't have many friends until she meets Liz, the new girl at school. This friendship gives Marlee the courage to attempt the scariest of tasks, including giving a speech in front of her entire class. But Liz has a secret --- she is really an African American pretending to be white in order to go to the white school. And in 1958 Arkansas, this is a deadly offense.
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