Claudette Colvin : twice toward justice
(Book)
Author
Status
Tuba City Public Library - Juvenile Biographies
JB C724H
1 available
JB C724H
1 available
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tuba City Public Library - Juvenile Biographies | JB C724H | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography.
African American teenage girls -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography
African Americans -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography.
African Americans -- Segregation -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History.
African Americans -- Segregation -- History.
Colvin, Claudette, -- 1939-
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Biography.
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations.
Segregation in transportation -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History.
Teenage girls -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography.
African American teenage girls -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography
African Americans -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography.
African Americans -- Segregation -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History.
African Americans -- Segregation -- History.
Colvin, Claudette, -- 1939-
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Biography.
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations.
Segregation in transportation -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History.
Teenage girls -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
133 pages : ill. ; 24 x 22 cm.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 6.8, 5 Points
Level 6.8, 5 Points
Lexile measure
1000
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [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
Young Adult
Target Audience
1000,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning,MG,6.8,5.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,6.8
Study Program Information
Reading Counts!,8.5
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 5-8,6.8,5,SD,Quiz 129138,English non-fiction.
Awards
Newbery Honor Book, 2010.
Awards
National Book Award Winner--Seal on dust jkt.
Awards
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2010.
Awards
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hoose, P. M. (2009). Claudette Colvin: twice toward justice . 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 Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar Straus Giroux, 2009.
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