Freedom Walkers

The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

by Russell Freedman
Paperback | Pages: 112
Size: 7-1/2 X 9-1/4 | USD: $14.95
ISBN: 9780823421954
Publication Date: February 28, 2009
Age: 10 and up | Guided Reading Level: X
Themes: 20th Century, Anti Racism / Black Interest / Own Voices / Activism Conversation Starters, Black History, Black Voices, Contemporary Issues/Social Problems, Diversity & Inclusion, Human & Civil Rights
Recommendations: A*,C*,H*,K*,SLJ*

About the Book

AWARDS

• Freedom Walkers won the first ever Cybils Award in Nonfiction!
• ABC Best Books for Children
• ALA Best Book for Young Adults
• ALA Notable Children’s Book
• Book Links Best New Book for the Classroom
• Carter G. Woodson Book Award, NCSS
• CCBC Choice
• Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books
• Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
• Cybils Nonfiction Award Winner, MG/YA (first ever awarded)
• Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Bank Street College)
• The Horn Book Fanfare List - Nonfiction
• INDIANA Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee
• IRA Notable Book for a Global Society
• IRA Teachers' Choice
• James Madison Book Award Honor Book
• Jane Addams Peace Association Honor Book Award for Older Children
• Junior Library Guild Premier Selection
• Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice
• NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens
• NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
• NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book
• New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
• New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
• Once Upon a World Book Award (Museum of Tolerance)
• Parents' Choice Recommended
• RHODE ISLAND Children's Book Award Nominee
• San Francisco Chronicle Book Review Best Books of the Season
• School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
• Society of School Librarians International (SSLI) Honor Book Award

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