Walking the line between truth and age-appropriateness when discussing the civil rights movement in a graphic format is an incredibly thin line to walk, but was masterfully handled in this book. Focusing on the events of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, but touching on the inciting factors and results, Baptiste uses the voice of Claudette Colvin to tell the truth of a story that has been bent by time and narrative. Extremely well done and very important.

Perfect for our LS Library. Excellent drawings and a clearly outlined history of Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin. While Rosa Parks is well known, the story of Claudette Colvin has very much stayed in the background and Baptiste has done a great job highlighting Colvin's part in the bus boycotts, but also how her relegation to the background affected her.

This graphic book will be an easy foray into their history and I look forward to purchasing it for our library.

This entry in the History Comics series is much needed and appreciated. It tells the story of Claudette Colvin, the first actual civil rights bus pioneer. Although this is geared to children, it is a no-holds barred, unvarnished look at the civil rights movement ant and its internal struggles. I think that this is a very important book in the canon of civil rights history. I am pleasantly surprised with how real the book actually gets at times. I believe that this is a book that would have wider appeal to teens and young adults.