{"product_id":"claudette-colvin-twice-toward-justice-newbery-honor-book-national-book-award-winner-paperback","title":"Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice (Newbery Honor Book; National Book Award Winner) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhillip Hoose\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER AND NEWBERY HONOR BOOK ● Before Rosa Parks, there was 15-year-old Claudette Colvin. Read the first in-depth account of an important yet largely unknown civil rights figure in this multi-award winning, mega-selling biography from the incomparable Phillip Hoose. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"When it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, 'This is not right.'\" --Claudette Colvin\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn March 2, 1955, an impassioned teenager, fed up with the daily injustices of Jim Crow segregation, refused to give her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Instead of being celebrated as Rosa Parks would be just nine months later, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin found herself shunned by her classmates and dismissed by community leaders. Undaunted, a year later she dared to challenge segregation again as a key plaintiff in Browder v. Gayle, the landmark case that struck down the segregation laws of Montgomery and swept away the legal underpinnings of the Jim Crow South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and many others, Phillip Hoose presents the first major biography of a remarkable civil rights hero, skillfully weaving her riveting story into the fabric of the historic Montgomery bus boycott and court case that would change the course of American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAwards and Praise for\u003ci\u003e Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNational Book Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eA Newbery Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eA YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist\u003cbr\u003eA Robert F. Sibert Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eAmazon.com 100 Biographies and Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hoose's book, based in part on interviews with Colvin and people who knew her--finally gives her the credit she deserves.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Claudette's eloquent bravery is unforgettable.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \u003cb\u003e\"This inspiring title shows the incredible difference that a single young person can make.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhillip Hoose\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author of books, essays, stories, songs and articles. Although he first wrote for adults, he turned his attention to children and young adults in part to keep up with his own daughters. \u003ci\u003eClaudette Colvin\u003c\/i\u003e won a National Book Award and was dubbed a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2009. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eHey, Little Ant\u003c\/i\u003e, co-authored by his daughter, Hannah, \u003ci\u003eIt's Our World, Too!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Race to Save the Lord God Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWe Were There, Too!\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award finalist. He has received a Jane Addams Children's Book Award, a Christopher Award, and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, among numerous honors. He was born in South Bend, Indiana, and grew up in the towns of South Bend, Angola, and Speedway, Indiana. He was educated at Indiana University and the Yale School of Forestry. He lives in Portland, Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 21, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758356955424,"sku":"9780312661052","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a6db14703cd1766a7f451c8880d70ac0.webp?v=1780123803","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/claudette-colvin-twice-toward-justice-newbery-honor-book-national-book-award-winner-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}