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PublisherScholastic, Incorporated

ISBN-100545769744

ISBN-139780545769747

eBay Product ID (ePID)204231249

Product Key Features

Book Title10 True Tales: Young Civil Rights Heroes

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

TopicReference / General, People & Places / General, Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists, People & Places / United States / African American, Biography & Autobiography / General

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorAllan Zullo

Book Series10 True Tales Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight4.8 Oz

Item Length7.5 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2015-451750

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromThird Grade

Dewey Decimal323.1196/0730904

Grade ToSeventh Grade

SynopsisTen true stories of real-life civil rights heroes! Sixteen-year-old protest leader Rodney Hurst can't comprehend what's unfolding in front of him: Hundreds of hate-filled men brandishing ax handles and baseball bats are attacking any black person in their path. Hundreds of black teens in another peaceful march find themselves blasted by powerful fire hoses. The students lock arms with each other and try desperately to hold their ground. But it's impossible to withstand the force of water pressure that can peel bark off a tree. These and other young African-American heroes risked their lives in the civil-rights movement. You will never forget their courageous true stories., Ten true stories of real-life civil rights heroes Sixteen-year-old protest leader Rodney Hurst can't comprehend what's unfolding in front of him: Hundreds of hate-filled men brandishing ax handles and baseball bats are attacking any black person in their path. Hundreds of black teens in another peaceful march find themselves blasted by powerful fire hoses. The students lock arms with each other and try desperately to hold their ground. But it's impossible to withstand the force of water pressure that can peel bark off a tree. These and other young African-American heroes risked their lives in the civil-rights movement. You will never forget their courageous true stories.

LC Classification NumberE185.61.Z85 2015