The Girl from the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement
by Teri Kanefield
 Before the Little Rock Nine, before Rosa Parks, before Martin Luther... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2014
Word Count 10,153
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1100L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 159626, 2.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Women civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Virginia
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Segregation in education
- Women civil rights workers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Powell, Barbara Johns, 1935-1991--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights workers
- Women
- Civil rights movements
- Powell, Barbara Johns
- African Americans
- History
- Virginia--Race relations--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Segregation in education--Virginia--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Race relations
- Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Teri Kanefield
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Interview with Teri Kanefield
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American Sign Language and English (Bilingual) Panel Discussion with Teri Kanefield
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2022
Winner, 2015
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2022
Commended, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
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