num_pages: 64
description: On November 14, 1960, a tiny six-year-old black child, surrounded by federal marshals, walked through a mob of screaming segregationists and into her school. From where she sat in the office, Ruby Bridges could see parents marching through the halls and taking their children out of classrooms. The next day, Ruby walked through the angry mob once again and into a school where she saw no other students. The white children did not go to school that day, and they wouldn't go to school for many days to come. Surrounded by racial turmoil, Ruby, the only student in a classroom with one wonderful teacher, learned to read and add.This is the story of a pivotal event in history as Ruby Bridges saw it unfold around her. Ruby's poignant words, quotations from writers and from other adults who observed her, and dramatic photographs recreate an amazing story of innocence, courage, and forgiveness. Ruby Bridges' story is an inspiration to us all.
language: English
title: Through My Eyes
titlecomplete: Through My Eyes
characters: Ruby Bridges
genres: Historical, Biography, Cultural, Childrens, Picture Books, African American, Autobiography, Nonfiction, History, Memoir
ratings_count: 5527
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award
category: Older Children, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: NCTE Orbis Pictus Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Flora Stieglitz Straus Award
publisher: Scholastic Press