02443cam a2200409 i 4500 1075466126 TxAuBib 20240208120000.0 230906s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023020586 9781669059493 PAP 7.99 1669059499 PAP 7.99 TxAuBib rda Butler-Ngugi, Anitra, author. Nina under arrest [BOOK] : a Birmingham Children's Crusade survival story / by Anitra Butler-Ngugi ; illustrated by Jane Pica. Birmingham Children's Crusade survival story. North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone, 2023. pages cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Girls survive "It's May 1963, and twelve-year-old Nina Norris is answering a call from civil rights leaders in Birmingham, Alabama. Black Americans are demanding the right to vote, but adults who protest risk losing their jobs. So, children are protesting in their place. As Nina prepares for her day, she knows she will likely be arrested and put in jail, but it's a price she is willing to pay so that all people can have a say in their government. Readers can learn the real story of the Birmingham Children's Crusade from the nonfiction back matter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided". Ages 8-12 Stone Arch Books. Grades 4-6 Stone Arch Books. 20240208. African Americans Civil rights Alabama Birmingham History 20th century Juvenile literature. African American children Alabama Birmingham History 20th century Juvenile literature. African American children Juvenile fiction. African American civil rights workers Alabama Birmingham Biography Juvenile literature. Civil rights movements Alabama Birmingham History 20th century Juvenile literature. Civil rights movements Juvenile fiction. Birmingham (Ala) Race relations History 20th century Juvenile literature. Historical fiction for children. Pica, Jane, illustrator. Girls survive.