Claudette Colvin : twice toward justice
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar Straus Giroux, 2009.
ISBN
9780374313227, 0374313229
Lexile measure
1000L
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Status
Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
JB COLVIN
1 available
JB COLVIN
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids | JB COLVIN | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Public Library District - Juvenile Stacks | J BIOG COLVIN, C. | On Shelf | |
| Batavia Public Library District - Young Adult Nonfiction | YA B Colvin, Claudette | On Shelf | |
| Bellwood Public Library - Stacks | J B COL | On Shelf | |
| Bensenville SD#2 - Blackhawk Middle School - Nonfiction | 921 COLVIN | On Shelf | |
| Berwyn Public Library - Juvenile Stacks | J BIOGRAPHY COLVIN | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American teenage girls -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Segregation -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Colvin, Claudette, -- 1939- -- Juvenile literature.
Literature.
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation in transportation -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- Juvenile literature.
African American teenage girls -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Segregation -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Colvin, Claudette, -- 1939- -- Juvenile literature.
Literature.
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation in transportation -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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More Details
Published
New York : Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar Straus Giroux, 2009.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
133 pages : illustrations ; 24 x 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780374313227, 0374313229
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 6.8, 5 Points
Level 6.8, 5 Points
Lexile measure
1000
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [109]-121) and index.
Description
Based on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and many others, Phillip Hoose presents the first in-depth account of an important yet largely unknown civil rights figure, skillfully weaving her dramatic story into the fabric of the historic Montgomery bus boycott and court case that would change the course of American history.
Target Audience
1000L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,6.8,5.0,129138.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,6-8,8.5,10,Quiz: 46186.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,6.8,5,129138.
Awards
Newbery Honor Book, 2010.
Awards
National Book Award Winner--Seal on dust jkt.
Awards
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2010.
Awards
Newberry honor book-2010.
Awards
The Robert Siebert award honor book-2010.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hoose, P. M. (2009). Claudette Colvin: twice toward justice (First edition.). Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar Straus Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hoose, Phillip M., 1947-. 2009. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice. Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar Straus Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hoose, Phillip M., 1947-. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar Straus Giroux, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hoose, Phillip M. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice First edition., Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar Straus Giroux, 2009.
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