Sylvia & Aki

Winifred Conkling

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English

Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
01 November 2013

General fiction (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)

Two girls grew up in tumultuous times. This is their story of courage, justice, and friendship.

Young Sylvia Mendez never expected to be at the center of a landmark legal battle. Young Aki Munemitsu never expected to be sent away from her home and her life as she knew it. The two girls definitely never expected to know each other, until their lives intersected on a Southern California farm in a way that changed the country forever. Who are Sylvia and Aki? And why did their family stories matter then and still matter today? This book reveals the remarkable, never-before-told story-based on true events-of Mendez vs. Westminster School District, the California court case that desegregated schools for Latino children and set the stage for Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education at the national level.

By: Winifred Conkling
Imprint: Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 192mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 113g
ISBN: 9781582463452
ISBN 10: 158246345X
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 November 2013
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

WINIFRED CONKLING studied journalism at Northwestern University and spent the next 25 years writing nonfiction for adult readers, including articles for Consumer Reports magazine and more than 30 nonfiction books. As part of her transition to writing for young people, she is working toward her Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Sylvia & Aki is her first work for children.