Ron's big mission
By: Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden ; illustrated by Don Tate.
Contributors: Naden, Corinne J.; Tate, Don, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Dutton Children's Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780525478492
Subjects: McNair, Ronald E., -- 1950-1986 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile fiction; McNair, Ronald E., -- 1950-1986 -- Childhood and youth -- Fiction; Segregation -- Fiction; Libraries -- Fiction; Books and reading -- Fiction; African Americans -- Fiction; South Carolina -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
Genres: Juvenile fiction; Fiction
Description: One summer day in 1959, nine-year-old Ron McNair, who dreams of becoming a pilot, walks into the Lake City, South Carolina, public library and insists on checking out some books, despite the rule that only white people can have library cards. Includes facts about McNair, who grew up to be an astronaut.