This is an excellent historical fiction story about the Mendez v. Westminster case - a fight for school desegregation in 1947 in California where Mexicans were forced to attend segregated schools. This is a desegregation story that is not well known and the book does a great job of telling the story for elementary and middle school age children. It is well written and informative and includes an author's note giving more information, photographs, a glossary and other helpful reference material at the end of the book. I loved and disliked the illustrations. I love the digitalized collage effect showing a variety of textures. I did not like the faces. I found them rather fish-like and creepy and I think that some children may also find the faces disturbing. Other than that, I really loved the book and think it is fantastic.
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