"Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--Provided by publisher. Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 4.7 ATOS Book Level: 5.1 AR Interest Level: LG AR Points: .5 AR Quiz: 164558EN Reading Counts Level: 4.6 Reading Counts Points: 2 Lexile Measure: 870 Lexile Code: AD (Adult Directed).