Eric Velasquez
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A thirteen-year-old African American boy in 1960s Greenville, North Carolina, uses his typing skills to make a statement as part of the Civil Rights movement. Based on true events. Includes author's note"--Provided by publisher.
24) Chain of fire
Author
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
1993, c1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When the villagers of Bophelong are forced to leave their houses and resettle in a barren "homeland," thirteen-year-old Naledi and her schoolmates organize an anti-removal march through their village.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A picture biography of educator and politician Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 was the first Black woman elected to Congress and in 1972 was the first Black candidate from a major political party (the Democratic party) to run for the United States presidency. An afterword with additional information, photographs, and source lists are included"--
Author
Series
Encyclopedia Brown volume 19
Publisher
Delacorte
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
America's Sherlock Holmes in sneakers continues his war on crime in ten more cases, the solutions to which are found in the back of the book.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Part historical, part poetry, and entirely inspirational, this unique picture book takes the reader through the cumulative story of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, expanding the popular slogan beyond Matin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and Barack Obama to include more key players in the struggle for equality.