When Ruby was 6 years old, African Americans could not go to "white" schools.  She had to go to schools especially for African Americans.  A new law was made that school integration had to start in September 1960.  Integration is when they don't separate people into different schools because of what color your skin is.

Because she scored high on a test, Ruby was able to go to William Frantz School.  Every day four police officers went to school with her.  There were no other children in her class, because when Ruby started school there the white children didn't come to school.  

Her teacher, Mrs. Henry, was very nice. Ruby would hide her lunches and pour her milk out, so she could go to the cafeteria and not have to eat lunch by herself any more.  After that, Mrs. Henry would eat lunch with her.  At the end of the year a few white children would come to school, but they could not play with her because she was a "nigger."

The book was very sad, but it explained a part of history I never knew about.  My parents had to explain a lot to me, because I didn't understand some of the words and what some events were all about. This book would be good for everyone to read, since it explains how it feels to be judged by something you can't change.