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Warriors Don't Cry

Name: Warriors Don't Cry
Author: Melba Pattillo Beals

by Melba Pattillo Beals

1994•Biography•269 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricalfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA grounded, serious biography, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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About This Book

The landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education, brought the promise of integration to Little Rock, Arkansas, but it was hard-won for the nine black teenagers chosen to integrate Central High School in 1957.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceUnderdog triumphs

Subjects

School integrationBrown v. Board of EducationAfrican American studentsBiographyHistory

Details

Author: Melba Pattillo Beals
Published: 1994
Pages: 269
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