NOTE: If you WANT to purchase any book, Book Shop Santa Cruz will have a summer reading display, and will offer a 10% discount on Warriors Don't Cry or any other book on the reading list.
Titles are also available, of course, at the SC Public Library.
Titles are also available, of course, at the SC Public Library.
Warriors Don't Cry
Melba Patillo Beals earned a bachelor's degree from San Franciso State University and a graduate degree from Columbia University and worked as a reporter for NBC. Warriors Don't Cry was an ALA Notable Book for 1995 and won the 1995 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Book Award.
Before you start your character sketch about Melba, download some questions about the book; the questions may help you generate more thoughtful ideas for your writing.