Shelley Tougas
Shelley Tougas writes fiction and nonfiction for tweens and teens. Shelley is a former journalist who also worked in public relations. Her award-winning book, "Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration," landed on the top ten lists of Booklist and School Library...
show more
Shelley Tougas writes fiction and nonfiction for tweens and teens. Shelley is a former journalist who also worked in public relations. Her award-winning book, "Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration," landed on the top ten lists of Booklist and School Library Journal. Shelley lives near the Twin Cities.
show less
Shelley Tougas's Books
Despite the title, this book spends very little time discussing the impact of the photo on Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan, and does not discuss the important role photography played overall in the Civil Rights Movement.
Inspirational. This is the only word I think that describes this book best.As with Migrant Mother: How a Photograph Defined the Great Depression , this book uses images to tell the story. Looking at these photographs, you see heroism, bravery, peer pressure, savagery, deep-rooted prejudice, toleranc...
Log in with Facebook 
