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A Tugging String: A Novel about Growing Up During the Civil Rights Era
Contributor(s): Greenberg, David (Author)

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ISBN: 0525479678     ISBN-13: 9780525479673
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE: $15.29  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: October 2008
* Out of Print *

Annotation: Duvy Greenberg is an ordinary twelve-year-old trying to fit in. He knows that his father, Jack, is a civil rights lawyer, but Duvy lives worlds away from Dorothy Milton, a black woman struggling to become a registered voter in Selma, Alabama. When Dorothy reaches out to Martin Luther King Jr. for help, she sets in motion a series of events thatawith Jack Greenbergas helpawill open Duvyas eyes to the reality of racial inequality and forever change the course of history. Blending facts, speeches, memories, and conjecture, this novel portrays the emotions and events surrounding the Selma-Montgomery Voting Rights March.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2007052653
Age Level: 9-12
Grade Level: 4-7
Lexile Measure: 930(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.82" W x 8.48" L (0.67 lbs) 167 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Awards: Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's Book, 2011
Oregon Book Awards, Finalist, Young Adult, 2009
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2008 pg. 1004
Booklist 11/01/2008 pg. 44
School Library Journal 12/01/2008 pg. 124
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 125971
Reading Level: 6.1   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
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