March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine
by Melba Pattillo Beals and Frank Morrison
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 44,614
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 950L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 192409, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.)--History
- 20th century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Beals, Melba
- 20th century.
- African American journalists--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- African American students--Arkansas--Little Rock--Biography--Juvenile literature
- School integration
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Women
- Arkansas
- African American students
- Civil rights workers, Black
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women
- Autobiographies
- 1953-1961
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Family | Multigenerational
- African American children--Education
- African Americans
- History
- United States
- Beals, Melba--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary
- Little Rock
- Race relations
- School integration--Arkansas--Little Rock--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Little Rock (Ark.)
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About the Authors 3
Author Interviews 5
Interview with Melba Pattillo Beals
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Interview with Frank Morrison
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Interview with Frank Morrison
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
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Vocabulary Resources 2
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Awards & Distinctions 3
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2026
Commended, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
Biography Selection, 2018
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