num_pages: 32
description: "Please, God, try to forgive those people. Because even if they say those bad things, They don't know what they're doing."This is the true story of an extraordinary 6-year-old who helped shape history when she became the first African-American sent to first grade in an all white school. This moving book captures the courage of a little girl standing alone in the face of racism.
language: English
title: The Story of Ruby Bridges
titlecomplete: The Story of Ruby Bridges
characters: Ruby Bridges
genres: Historical, Biography, Cultural, Childrens, School, Picture Books, African American, Family, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 12821
places: Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: South Carolina Book Award
category: Children's Book
publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks