This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality
by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy
33 Total Resources 9 Awards 6 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2019
Word Count 24,938
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1000L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 199651, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Clinton (Tenn.)
- School integration--Tennessee
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - State & Local
- Boyce, Jo Ann Allen
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- School integration--Tennessee--Clinton--Juvenile literature
- School integration
- Juvenile Nonfiction | School & Education
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Tennessee--Race relations
- African American students
- Tennessee
- African American teenage girls--Tennessee--Clinton--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Clinton (Tenn.)--Race relations--Juvenile literature
- Clinton
- African American students--Tennessee--Clinton--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Biography
- Boyce, Jo Ann Allen--Juvenile literature
- African American youth--Tennessee--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- African American teenage girls
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Race relations
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy about This Promise of Change
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Debbie Levy
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 3
Author Interviews 9
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy
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Interview with Debbie Levy
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Interview with Jo Ann Allen Boyce
Created by Heavy Medal
Interview with Jo Ann Allen Boyce
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Interview with Debbie Levy
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Interview with Debbie Levy
Created by Jewish Book Council
Interview with Debbie Levy
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Interview with Debbie Levy
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Guest post by Debbie Levy
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Donna Allen
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Vocabulary Resources 2
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 9
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2026
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2026
Commended, 2020
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2025
Selection, 2019
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2025
Winner, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
Middle Selection, 2019
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