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How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the national spelling bee Cover Image Book

How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the national spelling bee / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- (author.). Morrison, Frank, 1971- (illustrator.).

Summary:

A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1536215546
  • ISBN: 9781536215540
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, [2023]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibilographic references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 7 to 10. Ingram.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.1 0.5 520865.

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Subject: Cox, MacNolia > Juvenile literature.
African American students > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Race discrimination > United States > Juvenile literature.
Spelling bees > United States > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Biographies.
Picture books.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Warren County Memorial Library System.

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