{"product_id":"my-mother-the-cheerleader","title":"My Mother the Cheerleader","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMy Mother the Cheerleader\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRobert Sharenow\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780061148989\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBalzer + Bray\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2009\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eThrough conversations with Morgan and firsthand observations, Louise begins to wonder about the morality of the Cheerleaders' activities--and everything Louise thinks she knows about her mother, her world, and herself will change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a starred review, \u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003ecommented: \"Readers will be held fast by the history told from the inside as adult Louise remembers the vicious role of ordinary people.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*School Library Journal (starred review); **Chicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Balzer + Bray","offers":[{"title":"My Mother the Cheerleader | Robert Sharenow | Paperback | 9780061148989 | Used: Very Good | YA 1564654","offer_id":48751378890904,"sku":"1564654","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71GWF0Q5msL.jpg?v=1773955629","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/my-mother-the-cheerleader","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}