Reviews

The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles

kcup's review against another edition

5.0

This story is lovingly told and illustrated in a way that meaningfully captures the struggles Ruby Bridges encountered. The book is filled with moments that are truly impactful, such as when we discover that Ruby has been praying for all of the people who were protesting her being at the school and who were saying terrible things right to her face. The fact that this is Ruby's own story makes it easy to relate to children and their own experiences with injustice. I feel like this book in an essential book in any classroom library and should be discussed with kids.

anetka's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring

4.0

quana's review against another edition

5.0

Ruby Bridges is my favorite. I remember I read this when I little and she inspired me. Never forgot her since then. Full review coming soon.

ctay's review against another edition

5.0

This story made me cry. How brave she was, how grown people treated her, and how she handled all that hate. Led to many conversations about oppression, persecution, and racism.

mdevlin923's review against another edition

2.0

A short biography of Ruby Bridges during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis when she became the first African-American child to desegregate William Frantz Elementary School.

The biography is a bit simplified (even for children's standards) and there are many references to Christianity.

sassmistress's review against another edition

informative inspiring

4.5

This was really informative and engaging. I didn't know that the other kids were kept from the school for months and she was learning in an empty room. It shows her family and their prayers, and highlights her prayers for the angry mob on her way to and from school. 

artbymonimack's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

julie_ann_harper_1633's review against another edition

4.0

Short and sweet. From the point of view of the psychiatrist who met with Ruby during this time, you see things differently than that of Ruby's book when she remembers things from a child's standpoint.

bookgirl4ever's review against another edition

5.0

Ruby Bridges was a in first grade when she was given the opportunity to attend an all white school. Unfortunately she had to walk to school accompanied by armed U.S. Marshalls and brave the mob protesting desegregation on the grounds of the school every day for almost the entire school year. White parents refused to allow their children to attend the school with a black girl, so Ruby was the only student in her class. Ruby's courage is illustrated in this beautiful story. I'm truly amazed at her strength at six years old. What a good example for young people.

1st - 3rd grades.

cstoeger's review against another edition

The story of Ruby Bridges and the integration of schools in the south.