A Tugging String: A Novel about Growing Up During the Civil Rights Era Contributor(s): Greenberg, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0525479678 ISBN-13: 9780525479673 Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Duvy Greenberg is an ordinary twelve-year-old trying to fit in. He knows that his father, Jack, is a civil rights lawyer, but Duvy lives worlds away from Dorothy Milton, a black woman struggling to become a registered voter in Selma, Alabama. When Dorothy reaches out to Martin Luther King Jr. for help, she sets in motion a series of events thatawith Jack Greenbergas helpawill open Duvyas eyes to the reality of racial inequality and forever change the course of history. Blending facts, speeches, memories, and conjecture, this novel portrays the emotions and events surrounding the Selma-Montgomery Voting Rights March. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2007052653 |
Lexile Measure: 930 |
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.82" W x 8.48" (0.67 lbs) 167 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 125971 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |