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How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison.
Van Pelt - Notable Juvenile Books E185.97.C835 W43 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cox, MacNolia--Juvenile literature.
- Cox, MacNolia.
- National Spelling Bee--Juvenile literature.
- National Spelling Bee.
- African American students--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- African American students.
- African American girls--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- African American girls.
- Spelling bees--United States--Juvenile literature.
- Spelling bees.
- Race discrimination--United States--Juvenile literature.
- Race discrimination.
- Racism against Black people--United States--Juvenile literature.
- Racism against Black people.
- African Americans--Biography.
- Women--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Picture books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Coretta Scott King Book Awards - Author, Honor, 2024
- ISBN:
- 9781536215540
- 1536215546
- OCLC:
- 1374247573
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