{"product_id":"my-mother-cheerleader-9780061148989-new","title":"My Mother the Cheerleader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShare this \"harrowing and painfully honest historical novel\"\u003cem\u003e*\u003c\/em\u003e at home or in the classroom. Through this \"extraordinary\" debut effort from the Sydney Taylor Award winner Robert Sharenow, readers will explore how \"ingrained prejudices--whether acted upon or not--help destroy lives and shatter a community.\"\u003cem\u003e**\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1960 New Orleans, thirteen-year-old Louise is pulled out of class by her mother to protest court-ordered integration of her school. Louise's mother is one of the jeering \"Cheerleaders.\" Each morning the Cheerleaders gather at the school to harass the school's first black student, six-year-old Ruby Bridges, as she enters the building.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a mysterious man from New York named Morgan arrives in town and takes up residence in the family's crumbling boarding house, Louise's acceptance of \"the way things are\" begins to crumble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough conversations\u003cbr\u003ewith Morgan and firsthand observations, Louise begins to wonder about the\u003cbr\u003emorality of the Cheerleaders' activities--and everything Louise thinks she knows about her mother, her world, and herself will change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a starred review, \u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003ecommented: \"Readers will be held fast by the history told\u003cbr\u003efrom the inside as adult Louise remembers the vicious role of ordinary people.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*School Library Journal (starred review); **Chicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LAURA GERINGER BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":67534084014370,"sku":"9780061148989-new","price":13.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9780061148989.jpg?v=1792124609","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/my-mother-cheerleader-9780061148989-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}