Claudette Colvin : twice toward justice
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar Straus Giroux, 2009.
Format
Book
ISBN
0374313229 (hbk.), 9780374313227 (hbk.)
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 5
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fletcher Free Library - 1st Floor-Youth - Youth Biography | YB COLVIN | On Shelf |
| Maclure Library - Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award - Juvenile Biography | j. 92 Colv. | On Shelf |
| QW Libraries - Quechee - Juvenile Non-Fiction | J 323.092 HOO | On Shelf |
Subjects
Other Subjects
African American civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography.
African Americans -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography.
African Americans -- Segregation -- History.
Colvin, Claudette, -- 1939-
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Biography.
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations.
Teenage girls -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography.
African Americans -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography.
African Americans -- Segregation -- History.
Colvin, Claudette, -- 1939-
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Biography.
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations.
Teenage girls -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography.
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Published
New York : Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar Straus Giroux, 2009.
Physical Desc
133 pages : ill. ; 24 x 22 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
0374313229 (hbk.), 9780374313227 (hbk.)
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 6.8, 5 Points
Level 6.8, 5 Points
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.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning,MG,6.8,5.
Awards
National Book Award Winner--Seal on dust jkt.
Awards
Newbery Honor Book, 2010.
Awards
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010
Awards
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 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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