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Ruby Bridges

Author of Through My Eyes

7+ Works 3,941 Members 166 Reviews 1 Favorited

Works by Ruby Bridges

Through My Eyes (1999) 1,938 copies

Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story (2009) 1,080 copies

Let's Read About: Ruby Bridges (2003) 503 copies

This Is Your Time (2020) 201 copies

I Am Ruby Bridges (2022) 191 copies

Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts (2024) 27 copies

Je suis Ruby Bridges 1 copy

Associated Works

Let's Read About Biographies for Early Readers: George Washington / Abraham Lincoln / Martin Luther King, Jr. / Rosa… (2002) — Contributor — 13 copies

Tagged

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Common Knowledge

Other names: BRIDGES, Ruby
Birthdate: 1954-09-08
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Tylertown, Mississippi, USA
Places of residence: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Education: William Frantz Elementary School
Occupations: travel agent
philanthropist
Awards and honors: Presidential Citizens Medal (2001)

Members

Reviews

I Am Ruby Bridges by Ruby Bridges

Independent Reading Level: 1st- 3rd grade
Awards/Honors: ABC's Booksellers Choice Award

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lprince83 | 9 other reviews | Apr 30, 2024 |

I Am Ruby Bridges by Ruby Bridges

Independent Reading Level: 1st- 3rd grade
Awards/Honors: ABC's Booksellers Choice Award

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bmwilmot | 9 other reviews | Apr 29, 2024 |

I Am Ruby Bridges by Ruby Bridges

Independent Reading Level: Grades 1-3
Awards: None

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anbaum | 9 other reviews | Apr 26, 2024 |

I Am Ruby Bridges by Ruby Bridges

6-10 yrs old
"I am Ruby Bridges" has received awards such as the Jane Addams Children's Book Award and the Carter G. Woodson Book Award.

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lebirdsong | 9 other reviews | Apr 25, 2024 |

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Lists

School library books removed after TX state legislator inquiry (1)

VPL Middle Grade Books (1)

ELED 460 Book List (1)

Awards

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Nebraska Golden Sower Award

Through My Eyes (Nominee – Honeybee (Chapter Book) – 2002)

Texas Bluebonnet Award

Through My Eyes (Nominee – 2002)

Young Hoosier Book Award

This Is Your Time (Nominee – Intermediate – 2023)

Through My Eyes (Nominee – Intermediate – 2003)

Through My Eyes (2000)

Notable Book for a Global Society

Through My Eyes (2000)

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award

Through My Eyes (Nominee – 2003)

Triple Crown Awards

Through My Eyes (Nominee – Children's Crown Award – 2003)

NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6

Through My Eyes (365807)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

Through My Eyes (1999)

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award

Through My Eyes (Nominee – Grades 3-6 – 2002)

Sasquatch Book Award

Through My Eyes (Nominee – 2003)

Through My Eyes (Honor – 2000)

William Allen White Children's Book Award

Through My Eyes (Nominee – Grades 3-5 – 21394)

Vermont Golden Dome Book Award

Through My Eyes (Nominee)

Mark Twain Readers Award

Through My Eyes (Nominee)

Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature

Through My Eyes (Honor Book – 2000)

Orbis Pictus Award

Through My Eyes (Winner – 2000)

NCTE Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8

Through My Eyes (4th Edition – 19121)

Carter G. Woodson Book Award

Through My Eyes (Winner – Elementary Level – 2000)

NCTE Books For You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior High

Through My Eyes (364434)

The Best Children's Books of the Year

Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story (2023)

This Is Your Time (2021)

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens

Through My Eyes (1999)

Jane Addams Children's Book Award

Through My Eyes (Winner – Book for Older Children – 2000)

Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth

This Is Your Time (2020)

Through My Eyes (1999)

Kids' Book Choice Awards

This Is Your Time (Finalist – Age 12-18: Favorite True Story Finalists – 2021)

NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

Through My Eyes (2000)

Black-Eyed Susan Book Award

Through My Eyes (Nominee – Grades 4-6 – 2003)

Books From All 50 States (and Washington, D.C.!)

Through My Eyes (Louisiana)

Notable Children's Book

Through My Eyes (2000)

Teacher Favorites Award

Through My Eyes (2000)

NCTE/CLA Notable Children's Book in the English Language Arts

Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story (2023)

Flora Stieglitz Straus Award

Through My Eyes (2000)

Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award

Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story (Gold Award – 2022)

MDPLS Staff Picks: Books for Kids

This Is Your Time (2021)

Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth Audio

This Is Your Time (2020)

CSMCL Best Multicultural Book

This Is Your Time (2020)

Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List

I Am Ruby Bridges (Grades K-2 – 2023)

Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids

This Is Your Time (Informational Books for Older Readers – 2020)

California Department of Education Recommended Literature List

I Am Ruby Bridges (3-5 – 2023)

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work

This Is Your Time (Nominee – Youth/Teens – 2021)

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Statistics

Works: 7
Also by: 1
Members: 3,941
Popularity: #6,415
Rating: ½ 4.4

Reviews: 166
ISBNs: 32
Languages: 1
Favorited: 1

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