WITHOUT SEPARATION Prejudice Segregation and the Case of Roberto Alvarez ILLUSTRATED BY MAYA GONZALEZ LARRY DANE BRIMNER CALKINS CREEK AN IMPRINT OF BOYDS MILLS and KANE New York
the morning air was crisp that Monday when twelve year old Roberto Alvarez walked along the way to Lemon Grove Grammar School It was January 5 1931 the first school day after the Christmas holiday As much as Roberto liked being on vacation he was happy to be going back to school