Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961
by Larry Dane Brimner
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 8,912
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1080L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 194620, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Civil rights
- African American civil rights workers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Civil rights workers
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Civil rights demonstrations
- Civil rights movements
- Freedom Rides, 1961
- Southern States
- African Americans
- History
- United States
- Race relations
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2018
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Series Nonfiction Selection, 2018
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