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The Lions of Little Rock
Contributor(s): Levine, Kristin (Author)

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 ISBN: 039925644X     ISBN-13: 9780399256448
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE: $15.29  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2012
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2011031835
Age Level: 10-UP
Grade Level: 5-UP
Lexile Measure: 630(Not Available)
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.7" W x 8.1" L (0.90 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
- Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural
- Chronological Period - 1950's
- Locality - Little Rock, Arkansas
- Geographic Orientation - Arkansas
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Awards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-8, 2014
Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's Book, 2015
North Carolina Children's Book Award, Nominee, Junior Book, 2014
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2014
Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Middle Grades, 2015
Nutmeg Book Award, Nominee, Teen, 2014
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Junior Book, 2013
Iowa Teen Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2015
Keystone to Reading Book Award, Nominee, Middle School, 2014
Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2014
Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, Grades 6-9, 2013
Texas Lone Star Reading List, Commended, Young Adult, 2013
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2013
Grand Canyon Reader Award, Nominee, Tween, 2015
Massachusetts Children's Book Award, Winner, Children's Book, 2014
Delaware Diamonds Award, Nominee, Middle School, 2013
William Allen White Childens Book Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2015
Land of Enchantment Book Award, Winner, Young Adult, 2014
Sequoyah Book Awards, Nominee, Intermediate, 2015
Beehive Awards, Nominee, Young Adult, 2014
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2016
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2015
Cybils, Finalist, Middle Grade Fiction, 2012
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2011
Publishers Weekly 11/21/2011 pg. 48
School Library Journal 01/01/2012 pg. 119
Booklist 01/01/2012 pg. 118
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2012
New York Times Book Review 02/19/2012 pg. 22
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 73 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 150159
Reading Level: 4.1   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 10.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Two girls separated by race form an unbreakable bond during the tumultuous integration of Little Rock schools in 1958

Twelve-year-old Marlee doesn't have many friends until she meets Liz, the new girl at school. Liz is bold and brave, and always knows the right thing to say, especially to Sally, the resident mean girl. Liz even helps Marlee overcome her greatest fear - speaking, which Marlee never does outside her family.

But then Liz is gone, replaced by the rumor that she was a Negro girl passing as white. But Marlee decides that doesn't matter. Liz is her best friend. And to stay friends, Marlee and Liz are willing to take on integration and the dangers their friendship could bring to both their families.
 
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