{"product_id":"the-stonewall-riots-gayle-e-pitman-9781419737206","title":"The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets\u003c\/i\u003e, Gayle E. Pitman's \"fresh storytelling brings emotion and depth to the history of a movement and the establishment that served as an epicenter for social change\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A timely and necessary read, \u003ci\u003eThe Stonewall Riots \u003c\/i\u003ehelps readers understand the history and legacy of the LGBTQ+ movement. The book includes contemporary photos, newspaper clippings, and other period objects, as well as a timeline, a biography, and an index. Interviews with people involved as well as witnesses bring an immediacy to the story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In clear prose and short chapters, the book takes readers through a history of American gay life leading up to the Riots, the Riots themselves, and the aftermath. In a starred review, \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness \u003c\/i\u003enoted: \u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eWith meaningful content delivered in an innovative format, \u003ci\u003eThe Stonewall Riots\u003c\/i\u003e deserves to be required reading for people of all ages.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Stonewall Riots were a series of spontaneous, at times violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ+) community in reaction to a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The Riots are attributed as the spark that ignited the LGBTQ+ movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gayle E. Pitman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419737201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419737206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e518120 \/ Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/04\/2019","brand":"Gayle E. Pitman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44052267761919,"sku":"9781419737206","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aa897385-2d9d-48f1-9e80-c3c31d91386a.jpg?v=1685017863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-stonewall-riots-gayle-e-pitman-9781419737206","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}