Based on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and many others, Phillip Hoose presents the first in-depth account of an important yet largely unknown civil rights figure, skillfully weaving her dramatic story into the fabric of the historic Montgomery bus boycott and court case that would change the course of American history.

"A biography of Claudette Colvin in the She Persisted series"--

This collection includes the first eight biographies in the series. In each chapter book biography listeners learn about the amazing life of an inspiring woman and how she persisted.