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Choosing brave : how Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till sparked the civil rights movement / Angela Joy ; illustrated by Janelle Washington.

Joy, Angela, 1975- (author.). Washington, Janelle, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1250220955
  • ISBN: 9781250220950
  • Physical Description: 1 volume unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Grades: 2-3 Roaring Brook Press.
Ages: 6-10 Roaring Brook Press.
680L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.4 0.5 518340.
Awards Note:
Caldecott Honor Book, 2023
Coretta Scott King Award, 2023
The Robert F. Sibert Honor Book, 2023
Subject:
Till-Mobley, Mamie, 1921-2003 > Juvenile literature.
Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 > Juvenile literature.
African American mothers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American women civil rights workers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Mothers of murder victims > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 56 of 58 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 58 total copies.
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Jacksonville Main Library EB TILL-MOBLEY (Text) 36015000535795 Juvenile Biography Available -
Richlands Branch Library EB TILL-MOBLEY (Text) 36015000535738 Easy Nonfiction Available -