{"id":642,"date":"2020-02-03T08:20:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T16:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=642"},"modified":"2020-03-29T14:42:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T21:42:06","slug":"the-life-of-ruby-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/the-life-of-ruby-bridges\/","title":{"rendered":"The Life of Ruby Bridges"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Life of Ruby Bridges<\/a>
\nby Elizabeth Raum (Author)<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> From Ruby Bridges’s early life through her first steps in an integrated school and her struggles against racism, this biography for elementary readers outlines key dates throughout this change maker’s life.<\/p>\n

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The Life of Ruby Bridges by Elizabeth Raum (Author) Booktalk: From Ruby Bridges’s early life through her first steps in an integrated school and her struggles against racism, this biography for elementary readers outlines key dates throughout this change maker’s life. Snippet: It’s Nonfiction Monday! 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