Sylvia & Aki (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781582463452)

Young Sylvia Mendez never expected to be at the center of a landmark legal battle. Young Aki Munemitsu never expected to be sent away from her home and her life as she knew it. The two girls definitely never expected to know each other, until their lives intersected on a Southern California farm in a way that changed the country forever. Who are Sylvia and Aki? And why did their family stories matter then and still matter today? This book reveals the remarkable, never-before-told story--based on true events--of Mendez vs. Westminster School District, the California court case that desegregated schools for Latino children and set the stage for Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education at the national level.

Author: Winifred Conkling
ISBN-10: 158246345X
ISBN-13: 9781582463452
Publisher: Yearling Books
Language: English
Published: 07/09/2013
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.20w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 144851 / Sylvia & Aki