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Carlotta's special dress : how a walk to school changed civil rights history
Author: LaNier, Carlotta Walls

Publisher: Little, Brown (2026)

Dewey: 379.2
Classification: Biography
Physical Description: [42] p., col. ill., 26 x 26 cm

BTSB No: 542471

ISBN: 9780316572545

Ages: 6-8

Grades: 1-3

Subjects:
LaNier, Carlotta Walls
Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.) -- History
African Americans -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- Biography
Dresses -- Social aspects -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century
Women's clothing -- Social aspects -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century
School integration -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century

Price: $23.28

Summary:
The true story of Carlotta Walls LaNier's experience as one of the Little Rock Nine and the brand-new dress she bought in anticipation of her historic first day at an all-white school.

Added Entry - Personal Name:

Page, Lisa Frazier

Illustrator:

Brantley-Newton, Vanessa

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (10/01/25)
   School Library Journal (12/12/25)
   Booklist (+) (12/01/25)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/11/25)

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