Ron's Big Mission
by Rose Blue
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One summer day in 1959, nine-year-old Ron McNair, who dreams of becoming a pilot, walks into the Lake City, South Carolina, public library and insists on checking out some books, despite the rule that only white people can have library cards. Includes facts about McNair, who grew up to be an astronaut.
FictionChildhood and youthLibrariesJuvenile fictionBooks and readingSegregationAfrican AmericansHistoryAfrican American astronautsCivil rightsAfrican Americans and librariesBiography