In Defense of Liberty: The Story of America's Bill of Rights
by Russell Freedman
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2003
Word Count 28,393
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1270L
- ATOS Reading Level: 10.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 71206, 6 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Civil rights
- United States. Constitution. 1st-10th Amendments
- Civil rights--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Constitutional amendments
- United States. Constitution. 1st-10th Amendments--History--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Politics & Government
- Constitutional amendments--United States
- History
- United States
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Russell Freedman
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
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Awards & Distinctions 4

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2004

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2004

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2003

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2003
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