Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement

Contributor(s): Bausum, Ann (Author)

ISBN: 9780792241737

Publisher: National Geographic Kids

Hardcover

$18.95

Pub Date: December 27, 2005

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2005012947

Lexile Code: 1090

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: 10 to 14

Physical Info: 0.51" H x 11.04" L x 8.90" W ( 1.38 lbs) 80 pages

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Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000107660 ( Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement)

Reading level: 7.80

Interest level: MG

Point value: 3.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Examining the lives of two Nashvillians--one white and one black--in a way that helps young readers understand the segregated experience of the nation's past, Bausum shows how a common interest in justice enabled these young men to meet as Freedom Riders on a bus journey south. Photos.

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