The "Easy Biographies" series focuses on the childhood and young-adult years of famous men and women who overcame obstacles to achieve greatness. Inspirational and informative reading for students with big dreams.

1. Rosa Parks was tired after a long day of sewing, paid her fare and sat down on a bus. Soon the bus filled with passengers. Mrs. Parks was told to give her seat to a white passenger; she refused, and was arrested. This took place in the segregated south, Montgomery, Alabama. Instead of paying the fine, Mrs. Parks decided to fight the segregation laws of the south. The decision was made to boycott the Montgomery city bus system and the churches played a pivotal role in keeping the community informed, encouraged, and motivated. The boycott lasted for over a year and Reverend Martin Luther King (MLK) preached his message of nonviolence and inspired the boycotters to walk on. The Supreme Court declared the Montgomery bus segregation laws unconstitutional. Rosa Parks was seen as the mother of the civil rights movement.

2. I liked that this book went into detail about Rosa Parks’s life and the boycott to end the Montgomery segregation laws.

3. I would use this book to invigorate students. One person can make a difference. One person can make changes. One person can be the start of a movement just like one drop of water starts the destructive process of a dam.