The Sun Does Shine (Young Readers Edition): An Innocent Man, a Wrongful Conviction, and the Long Path to Justice
by Anthony Ray Hinton, Lara Love Hardin, and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich • Related Edition: Original
A powerful memoir of hope, justice, and the unwavering resilience of the human... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2022
Word Count 77,177
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 517747, 12 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Trials (Murder)
- Erreur judiciaire--Indemnisation--E?tats-Unis--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Trials (Murder)--Alabama--Bessemer--Juvenile literature
- Compensation for judicial error--United States--Juvenile literature
- Capital punishment--United States
- Compensation for judicial error
- Quartier des condamne?s a? mort--Alabama--Bessemer--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Mistaken identity--United States
- Condamne?s a? mort--E?tats-Unis--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Errors--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Social Topics--Prejudice & Racism
- Proce?s (Meurtre)--Alabama--Bessemer--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Compensation for judicial error--United States
- Death row
- Death row inmates
- Hinton, Anthony Ray--Trials, litigation, etc.--Juvenile literature
- Trials (Homicide)--Juvenile literature
- Capital punishment--Juvenile literature
- Death row inmates--Juvenile literature
- Peine de mort--E?tats-Unis--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Peine de mort--E?tats-Unis
- Erreur sur la personne--E?tats-Unis
- Mistaken identity--United States--Juvenile literature
- Quartier des condamne?s a? mort--Alabama--Bessemer
- Condamne?s a? mort--E?tats-Unis
- Death row inmates--United States
- Erreur sur la personne--E?tats-Unis--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Capital punishment
- Death row inmates--United States--Juvenile literature
- Mistaken identity
- Identity--Juvenile literature
- Capital punishment--United States--Juvenile literature
- Death row--Alabama--Bessemer
- Hinton, Anthony Ray
- Trials (Murder)--Alabama--Bessemer
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Law & Crime
- Death row--Alabama--Bessemer--Juvenile literature
- Death rown inmates
- Erreur judiciaire--Indemnisation--E?tats-Unis
- Proce?s (Meurtre)--Alabama--Bessemer
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Diversity & Multicultural
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 8
Interview with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Created by A Fuse #8 Production
Interview with Anthony Ray Hinton
Created by A Fuse #8 Production
Interview with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Created by KidLit TV
Interview with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Created by Children's Media Association
Interview with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Created by It's Personal Podcast
Guest Post by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Created by PBS
Interview with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Created by Kids Ask Authors
Guest Post by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Educator's Guide from MacKids School & Library
Created by MacKids School & Library
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kevin R. Free
Created by Macmillan Audio
Awards & Distinctions 1
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
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