Melba gets punched and kicked every time she enters the school. She is being bullied and must be hurt, but she continues to stay strong and not show it.
Tone
I´m going to kill you!
Link told her how to avoid being killed. He was the only white person who ever said anything nice to her. Link had a very big heart.
Coming of age
Melba tells the story from her perspective.
The tone of the book is sad, you feel sympathetic for the Little Rock 9. ¨Because he was real serious about killing you. Don´t take him lightly! he means it!¨
Melba does not let the white people get under her skin anymore. She realizes that they want to make her mad, so she gives them a different reaction.
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