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I enjoyed reading the book, Warriors Don't Cry, by Melba Beals because of the courage that the characters demonstrated and sacrifices that they made. The book is a true story about nine African American students integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in the late 50's. The nine students, who were also known as the Little Rock Nine, were highly discouraged against attending the school. The students sacrificed their own lives in able to have freedom for them and for the future of their people. They gave up their normal teenage life, lost all their friends, and lived in fear that they might be hurt or that one of their family member's might be. Reading this book and seeing all the sacrifices that they made and everything they endured helps the reader understand how strong the Little Rock Nine were. The diary entries that were written by the author, Melba Beals, and the media coverage that is in the book also enables the reader to better understand what some of the people were going through. Throughout the book the characters demonstrate love, friendship, commitment, and courage. They demonstrated courage by not giving up when some of the white students set them on fire, spit on them, pushed them, and kicked them, but that still did not stop the nine students from striving for their dream of integrating the high school. I thought this was an excellent book that let the reader into the minds of the Little Rock Nine and helped them understand what life was like for them.

Warrior's Don't Cry, written by Melba Pattilo Beals, is a moving and compelling autobiographical novel about the battle to integrate Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas. Beals writes emotionally and makes the reader feel as if right along with her during the torment and torture. Beals writes from the heart, and from experience, as most of the explicit details come from a diary in which she kept at the time of the occurence. Most of the novel is set during Beals's junior year of high school in 1957. However, the book contains flashbacks from the moments when she was at a younger age, and a fast-forward at the end, to when Melba is older. Beals's heart-wrenching endeavor which engulfs her story is written with explicit details, such as when she describes her near rape vividly. Her idealistic style is inspiring to the everyday reader. This piece of literature should be read and enjoyed by all. Everyone from the ages 10 to 100 can appreciate this prized piece of writing. Beals's novel should be placed on a pedastal for her accurate portrayal of the battle in which she fought and endured. After reading this novel, anyone can agree that Melba Pattillo Beals is infact,a warrior, and a tremendously brave one at that. This author and this read are a tribute to history's brutal truths.

A girl named Melba had been wanting to go to Central High, an all white public school. She was not allowed to go there because of her being colored, since the high school does not integrat. The time frame was 1957 in which segregation between colors are highly supported. Little Rock, Arkansas is the name of the place where this occurred. Even the governor of arkansas opposed the order that was given. It took a while for her and her eight other friends to get into Central High because a crowd of angry segregationist does not want to integrate.

One of the things that I liked about the book is that it did happen and it is real. something that i disliked is that it gets boring. The author spoke of too much details and kept talking about how frustrated everyone is over and over again. The author did not complete some details that I myself cannot imagine the she is describing.

Another reason why I disliked the story is that it skips through from one thing to another. Sometimes it even sticks on one topic and skips to somthing i don't even have a clue what it is talking about. One other thing that I disliked is that I know it is a true story, but how it is told it is like it did not even happen because it is easy not to believe because it does not converse to the prospects of some readers like me.