Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice (Newbery Honor Book; National Book Award Winner) Contributor(s): Hoose, Phillip (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312661053 ISBN-13: 9780312661052 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism |
Dewey: B |
Lexile Measure: 1000 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.45 lbs) 160 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History - Locality - Montgomery, Alabama - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Chronological Period - 1950's |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 129138 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, 'This is not right.' - Claudette Colvin |
Contributor Bio(s): Hoose, Phillip: - Phillip Hoose is an award-winning author of books, essays, stories, songs and articles. Although he first wrote for adults, he turned his attention to children and young adults in part to keep up with his own daughters. His book Claudette Colvin won a National Book Award and was dubbed a Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2009. He is also the author of Hey, Little Ant, co-authored by his daughter, Hannah; It's Our World, Too!; The Race to Save the Lord God Bird; The Boys Who Challenged Hitler; and We Were There, Too!, a National Book Award finalist. He has received a Jane Addams Children's Book Award, a Christopher Award, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and multiple Robert F. Sibert Honor Awards, among numerous honors. He was born in South Bend, Indiana, and grew up in the towns of South Bend, Angola, and Speedway, Indiana. He was educated at Indiana University and the Yale School of Forestry. He lives in Portland, Maine. |