Frank Morrison
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Best Children's Books 2023
Best of 2023: Children's Books
Summer Reading 2023: 2nd To 3rd Grade
Youth Media Award-Winning Books 2024
Best of 2023: Children's Books
Summer Reading 2023: 2nd To 3rd Grade
Youth Media Award-Winning Books 2024
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
"Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church. Aretha sang with a soaring voice that spanned more than three octaves. Her incredible talent and string of hit songs earned her the title "the Queen of Soul." This Queen was a multi-Grammy winner and the first female inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there was even more to...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Best Children's Books 2022
Black History for Children
New Children's Books November 2022
Youth Media Award-Winning Books 2023
Black History for Children
New Children's Books November 2022
Youth Media Award-Winning Books 2023
Description
Based on the popular spiritual, this inspiring picture book starts in 1619 and spans more than 400 years, chronicling pivotal moments in African American history as well as celebrating those individuals who made an impact for generations to come.