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Reader reviewed by Chris Naeger

The book Warriors Dont Cry by Melba Pattilo Beals is a classic book about integration in an all white school. The story is about a young lady named Melba who signed up to Integrate Central High which is an all white school, times were very tough they needed the nation guard to protect the black students in the school from the rebelling white community. This book gives you a perfect perception on life as a black teenager in this time. They were hated in all aspects of the word just reading some of the parts in the book when she was in school and how they treated her made me realize how horrible and horrific this really was back then. In Fact the most memorable quote in this book is on page 44 Youll make this your last cry. Youre a warrior on the battlefield for your lord and Warriors dont Cry this quote really stuck out to me because threw out the book she stated this quote and she used it her grandma was right about this advice. Also this book shows how friendships can be changed on peoples perception on how you live your life and who you do it with. I personally enjoyed reading this book and not once while reading did I stop and say wow this is boring or why am I reading this, because I believe this book really had a purpose and it was hard to put down once I got really into it. Her grandma really was the reason why she pushed and stayed with her goal to integrate this school and I believe that everyone has one of those people in life and we just have to look back on our struggles and see who helped us the most. I think it is amazing that they stuck with their goal and never gave up on it because with all of the negative press they had I think anyone would have crumbled over the pressure and only real warriors were able to do such a thing. I recommend this book to everyone this is one of my favorite books.