Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Stephen Alcorn
These stories jump and shout with the energy and spirit of the African American oral... read more
20 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2000
Word Count 23,637
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1000L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 45689, 4 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Subject Headings
- African American women civil rights workers--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Civil rights
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- African Americans
- History
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- African American women civil rights workers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Women
- United States--Race relations
- African Americans--Civil rights--History
- Race relations
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Andrea Davis Pinkney about Let It Shine
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Andrea Davis Pinkney
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In-depth Written Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Author Honor, 2001

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2023
Winner, 2001

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2001

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
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