Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and R. Gregory Christie
Bass Reeves was big, tall, and strong, wore a bushy mustache, and rode a powerful... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
- American Indian
Year Published 2009
Word Count 2,759
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 860L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 131426
- Curricular Area
- History
- Subject Headings
- United States marshals--Oklahoma--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Frontier and pioneer life--Oklahoma
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- United States marshals--Indian Territory--Biography
- Outlaws--Indian Territory--History
- Indian Territory--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Frontier and pioneer life--Oklahoma--Juvenile literature
- Outlaws--Oklahoma--History--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Oklahoma--Biography
- Oklahoma
- Reeves, Bass--Juvenile literature
- United States marshals
- African Americans--Oklahoma--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States marshals--Oklahoma--Biography
- Freedmen--Oklahoma--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime
- African Americans
- History
- Outlaws
- Outlaws--Indian Territory--History--Juvenile literature
- Oklahoma--Biography
- Freedmen--Oklahoma--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Oklahoma--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Reeves, Bass
- Indian Territory
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Outlaws--Oklahoma--History
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- United States marshals--Indian Territory--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Freedmen
- Indian Territory--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century
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- History, K-5
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- Middle School eBooks
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Awards & Distinctions 7

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2020
Author Winner, 2010

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2020
Selection, 2010

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2020
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2010
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