![]() Readers do not learn if the library will change the rules for everyone, or just for Ron, but the final scene resonates as the child eagerly opens his book to page one. ![]() The impact of his actions shows in the confusion and anger of onlookers. Stylized cartoon illustrations convey the town's benign facade while revealing tension through Ron's expressions of determination mixed with fear. There's no hint of racism as he walks through his 1950s South Carolina town on the way to the library where he is its "best customer." The truth emerges when a white patron offers to check out his books for him as the clerk blatantly ignores the boy. The purpose of Ron's "mission" is revealed with dramatic subtlety. The librarian finally relents and creates a library card for Ron, who proudly checks out the airplane books he loves to read. ![]() ![]() Grade 1–4-When nine-year-old Ron tries to take library books home instead of just looking at them, he knowingly challenges the rule that "only white people can check out books." The boy does not back down, even when his mother and the police arrive. ![]()
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