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By William Miller. Illustrations by John Ward. Synopsis. This book is a fictionalized version of Rosa Parks’s historic stand on December 1, 1955, when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. William Miller, author of The Bus Ride, has retold the story from the point of view of a young girl named Sara.
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"Now you remember, Rosa," Mama said as I started out the door. "No matter what those other children do to you, you turn and walk away." "But Mama, that's so unfair!" I protested. "Child, fair and unfair don't matter here. I want you to stay safe and the way to do that is to ignore what they do to you. If you don't fight back, you won't get hurt." "...
As I walked by the white children's school, I gazed longingly at the nice building and well-kept lawn. I wished I was brave enough to walk over and peek through the windows to see if it was true. Was there really a whole room in that school filled up with shelves of books? How I wished I could visit that room and open those books! As I walked, I th...
Thirty-three years later, black people in America still lived under the laws of segregation. We had to eat in different restaurants, go to different schools and even drink from different water fountains. When riding the public bus, we had to sit in the back section, separated from the whites. By this time, I was married to Raymond Parks. "Parks," a...
To my great relief, I was released from jail later that evening. Three days later, I was found guilty and ordered to pay a $14 fine. Although the fine was small, I knew the time had come to take a stand. "Hurry up, Parks," I called to my husband a few weeks later. "We can't be late." I couldn't wait to get to the Monday night prayermeeting at churc...
For 381 days, we stayed off the buses. Churches helped some people find rides to work, and many of us walked several miles to work for over a year. Some people even lost their jobs because they had no way to get to work, but still, we pressed on and did not resort to violence. Reverend King got lawyers who took our case to the U.S. Supreme Court. T...
Miller (Richard Wright and the Library Card, 1997, etc.) reimagines the story of Rosa Parks's historic refusal to give up her bus seat as it might have happened to Sara, a young girl with an intuitive grasp of right and wrong. Parks has written the introduction to this story of Sara and her mother, who ride the bus every morning: Sara to school and her mother, whose stop is before Sara's, to ...
Apr 1, 1998 · This seemingly innocent act lands Sarah in jail for breaking the law and triggers actions that alter not only Sarah’s daily bus trip but the lives of everyone, black and white, in the community.Based on the real-life story of Rosa Parks, The Bus Ride is a fictional but timely reminder that no act of courage is too small when it comes to ...
Jan 1, 2001 · The children, representing various ethnicities and wearing different clothing suited for play, have a blast riding on that pretend bus and interacting with the conductor who requests that they give him their tickets. Board books such as this one encourage imaginative play as well as developing oral language and a positive self-image.
Jul 1, 1998 · The Bus Ride is a great example of a children's book showing social issues. The social issue that takes place is racism. We meet a little African American girl named Sarah. Her and her mother ride the bus every weekday morning. Because of their race they had to sit in the back, apart from the white people.
