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Choosing brave : how Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till sparked the civil rights movement / Angela Joy ; illustrated by Janelle Washington.

Joy, Angela, 1975- (author.). Washington, Janelle, (illustrator.).

Summary:
The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250220950
  • ISBN: 1250220955
  • Physical Description: 1 volume unpaged : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
680L Lexile
Ages: 6-10 Roaring Brook Press.
Grades: 2-3 Roaring Brook Press.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 4.4 0.5 0.5 518340
Awards Note:
Randolph Caldecott Medal honor book, 2023
John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award winner, 2023
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award honor book, 2023
Subject: Till-Mobley, Mamie, 1921-2003 > Juvenile literature.
Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 > Juvenile literature.
African American women civil rights workers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American mothers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Mothers of murder victims > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 35 of 38 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 38 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Abington Community Library JUV 92 TILL (Text) 50687011833525 Juv Nonfiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library J323.09 JOY (Text) 37268003160975 AHMFL Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library JNF 92 TIL (Text) 75011000389988 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Boyertown Community Library J 323.092 JOY (Text) 33249024855854 Children's Non-fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library JUV 92 TILL (Text) 50688010873132 Juv Nonfiction Available -
Carroll Valley Library J323 JOY (Text)
Endowment: David Hazlett Named Endowment, 2022
35740635877988 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Kids 323 JOY Nonfiction (Text) 34001001432796 Childrens Area Available -
DuBois Public Library J 323.092 JOY (Text) 61000100103320 Juvenile NonFiction Available -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) J 323.092 JOY (Text) 91083593 GFWM Robinson Room Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Juv 323.11 Joy (Text) 39427103731402 Juvenile Nonfiction Room: Juvenile Nonfiction Available -


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