{"product_id":"as-fast-as-words-could-fly-paperback","title":"As Fast as Words Could Fly - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePamela M. Tuck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEric Velasquez\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Voices Award Winner, Lee \u0026amp; Low Books\u003cbr\u003e Teacher's Choices, International Literacy Association (ILA)\u003cbr\u003e Diverse and Impressive Children's Books of 2013, International Literacy Association (ILA)\u003cbr\u003e Skipping Stones Honor Award, Skipping Stones Magazine\u003cbr\u003e Storytelling World Award, Storytelling World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of Mason Steele, an African American boy in 1960s Greenville, North Carolina, who relies on his inner strength and his typing skills to break racial barriers after he begins attending a \"whites-only\" high school.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in paperback!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Mason Steele takes pride in turning his father's excited ramblings about the latest civil rights incidents into handwritten business letters. One day Pa comes home with a gift from his civil rights group: a typewriter. Thrilled with the present, Mason spends all his spare time teaching himself to type. Soon he knows where every letter on the keyboard is located.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the civil rights group wins a school desegregation case, Mason learns that now he will be attending a formerly all-white high school. Despite his fears and injustice from the students and faculty, Mason perseveres. He does well in school-especially in his typing class. And when he competes in the county typing tournament, Mason decides to take a stand, using his skills to triumph over prejudice and break racial barriers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinner of Lee \u0026amp; Low's New Voices Award, \u003ci\u003eAs Fast As Words Could Fly\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring testament to the power of hard work, determination, and belief in yourself to overcome life's challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePamela M. Tuck\u003c\/b\u003e won Lee \u0026amp; Low's New Voices Award for the manuscript for \u003ci\u003eAs Fast As Words Could Fly\u003c\/i\u003e, her first picture book. She gets her love of storytelling from her grandfather, whose \"jaw-dropping, eye-popping\" stories enchanted her as a child. Tuck was inspired to write \u003ci\u003eAs Fast As Words Could Fly \u003c\/i\u003e by her father's experiences growing up in the 1960s in a family of civil rights activists. She lives in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, with her husband and their children. You can visit her online at pamelamtuck.com.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Velasquez\u003c\/b\u003e has illustrated numerous award-winning books for children, and has authored some picture books as well. Among the awards he has received for his work are the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award, the Carter G. Woodson Award, an NAACP Image Award, and the Coretta Scott King\/John Steptoe Award for New Talent. When not illustrating book projects, Velasquez teaches book illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. He lives in Hartsdale, New York. You can visit him online at ericvelasquez.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 10.3 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e As Fast as Words Could Fly\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770596819232,"sku":"9781620148594","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/48dbe3c5bc7ad2e6c8f1228678a881bb.webp?v=1780374848","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/as-fast-as-words-could-fly-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}