![]() ![]() Though this book isn’t about space flight, the space connection will also provide a good hook for some readers.ĭecades after this episode, Ron McNair was killed in the 1986 Challenger explosion. Moreover, the familiar setting will allow children to imagine what they might do in a similar situation. The rules are not fair.” This depiction of civil disobedience makes Ron’s Big Mission a natural starting point for discussions of the civil rights movement. Even when his own mother tells him to follow the library’s rules, Ron says, “I can’t, Momma. ![]() The fact that the story comes from the life of a real person-an astronaut, no less-only increases the impact.Īs the book’s title emphasizes, Ron doesn’t just suffer segregation, he sets out to challenge it. Ron dodges his mother’s offer of breakfast, greets a friend playing basketball, browses for library books-all experiences familiar to contemporary children. The injustice Ron McNair confronted as a boy is made starker by the ordinary nature of the day’s preceding events. Although the segregated South might seem distant to many young readers, this story makes history feel personal. ![]()
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