A wreath for Emmett Till / Marilyn Nelson ; illustrated by Philippe Lardy.
Presents fifteen interlinked sonnets to pay tribute to Emmett Till, a fourteen-year-old African American boy who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 for whistling at a while woman, and whose murderers were acquitted.
Record details
- ISBN: 0618397523
- ISBN: 9780618397525
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 20 x 22 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2005.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page [34]).
- Target Audience Note:
- NP Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.3 0.5 104613.Lexile not available
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- 23 of 23 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | J811.54 NEL (Text) | 36015001138136 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | J 811.54 NEL (Text) | 80001000681669 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Anderson Creek School Media Center | J 811 Nel (Text) | 30435704 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | YA 811 N (Text) | 34208202662622 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | JN 811.54 NEL (Text) | 30372100909545 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Elkin Public Library | J 811.54 NEL (Text) | 40599000655483 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | J 811.54 NEL (Text) | 34621200135294 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | J 811.54 Nel (Text) | 33630003637142 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 811.54 N (Text) | 33258005273847 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hoke County Public Library | YA 811 N (Text) | 28198000163873 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
