This Is Your Time

Notes From Black Reads In 1960, Ruby Bridges was the first Black child to integrate into an all-white school in New Orleans. Since then, this momentous event in history has inspired generations as the fight to end systemic racism is more important than ever. In This Is Your Time, Ruby herself recounts her experience and encourages readers to enact change today. A remarkable call-to-action and essential read for Americans of all ages. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • CBC KIDS’ BOOK CHOICE AWARD WINNERCivil rights icon Ruby Bridges—who, at the age of six, was the first black child to integrate into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans—inspires readers and calls for action in this moving letter. Her elegant, memorable gift book is especially uplifting in the wake of Kamala Harris making US history as the first female, first Black, and first South Asian vice president–elect. Written as a letter from civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges to the reader, This Is Your Time is