Module 9: Chapter Book 10

A.   Author	Ruby Bridges
B.    Title	Through My Eyes
C.    Illustrator	Ruby Bridges
D.   Readability Score	Lexile 860L,  DRA 60,  Grade Equivalent: 5.6
E.    Genre	Autobiography
F.    Subgenre	General Nonfiction
G.   Theme	History
H.   Primary and Secondary Characters	Ruby Bridges
I.      Awards/Date of Publication	Awards: 1999 Parents’ Choice Award; 2000 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award; 2000 Carter G. Woodson Book Award Published: September 1, 1999
J.     Publishing Company	Scholastic
K.   ISBN Number	0-590-54630-9
L.    Summary	This is the story of Ruby Bridges. At age six, she became a pioneer in school integration.  In New Orleans 1960, she broke a racial barrier to enter an all-white school.  This book shares the reactions she and the people around her had and the change it had on our world.  The feelings are felt through the vivid photographs.
M.  Picture of Book Cover
N.   Usage with students	This book can be used studying integration and race. As the students read they can write in their journal how they think they would have reacted to certain parts in the story.  Classes can discuss how our schools today contrast from when Ruby went to school, and how she helped to get us where we are.