When the Schools Shut Down GRADE LEVEL_5TH “Esta emotiva novela abrirá el

“Esta emotiva novela abrirá el camino para discusiones importantes sobre la salud mental

As her grandfather finally begins to speak about what he endured there

La gente suele ver primero su discapacidad antes que a él

de Mari Carmen Aznar e ilustrado por Ariadna Reyes Fernández y Tu Cuento y Tú

When the Schools Shut Down GRADE LEVEL_5TH “Esta emotiva novela abrirá elWhen the Schools Shut Down tells the true autobiographical story of Yolanda Gladden, who grew up in Farmville, Virginia, where white lawmakers shut down all public schools for five years rather than comply with the Brown v. Board of Education ruling to integrate. While some children went without schooling entirely, Yolanda's community came together to educate their children in homes and church basements, refusing to let injustice stop their learning.