During the 2017-18 school year, I've read so many good books that it is hard to choose one favorite. However, the book I read for the memoir project, Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, stood out from the others. The memoir was so beautifully written that I never wanted to put it down. I'd never felt so captivated by a book assigned for English class, and this book drew me in until I felt as if I were a part of Melba's world. The book helped me realize the trials and suffering that racial inequality has caused since the beginning of time. Even though I had learned about the civil rights movement before, reading Warriors Don't Cry was an eye-opening experience. I'd never learned about that era with such detail and brutal honesty. Each