Quite honestly, I am shocked that this book has never caused any controversy. Basically, it details perspectives during the Civil Rights Movement in the vain of a Choose Your Own Adventure. Reading these kinds of books, I shamelessly revel in choosing the most dangerous/destructive paths, purposely putting these characters in as much danger as possible. For fictional characters and settings, this is fine; but when you do that in an actual time (with albeit fictional characters), it can trivialize real struggles. Thus, although I give Adamson credit for presenting popular and unpopular views on social issues, she toes the line between informatively and offensively handling a delicate subject. ( )

This book is a good way to determine if you know really what African Americans went through. It's a book where you choose your path and has multiple edings. It talks about Little Rock Central, Freedom Riders, and Birmingham. It was miserable to be reminded about the hardships Africa Americans went through just because their skin color. It talks about how Rosa Parks. The story of Denise McNair. So on and etc.
The things people went threw because they either had black skin or favored being equal with people with other skin color. They all just wanted to be equal, which Little Rock Central, was just frustating. Black people wanted to go to the school because it was one of the best in the country. It looks amazing and the people that come out have a big education. So when they tried the people of Arkansas refused and they beat anyone who came near, even the officers did. It wasjust so frustrating, anyway that really sums it up.

In this book you learn about different people, places, and segregation. Segregation has always set this country apart. Some people that were mentioned in this book are Martin Luther King Jr., four girls who were killed in the bombing of a church in Birmingham, John F. Kenndey, and Jim Crow. It was very depressing to read this book and learn what they did to someone just because their skin was black. People were whipped, starved in jails, weren't allowed to eat in some restaurants, and beaten with metal. When little kids started protesting, the first day they peacefully arrested them but the second day when the jails were full they sprayed them with fire hoses.

This was a great book to learn with but it was very depressing. The words she used helped me picture everything but not so that I was going to cry. These were very cruel times but now we have learned to accept and give everyone equal rights. It was said that Birmingham, Alabama was one of the most segregated states. When I read about what people in Alabama did to blacks I was astonished. It was like they had no heart when it came to desegregation. I'm positive that some people still want segregation which is very sad but I hope that one day EVERYONE accepts that people are meant to be different , and we should treat everyone with the same amount of respect.